Sanskrit quote nr. 634 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतीव खलु ते कान्ता वसुधा वसुधाधिप ।
गतासुरपि यां गात्रैर् मां विहाय निषेवसे ॥atīva khalu te kāntā vasudhā vasudhādhipa |
gatāsurapi yāṃ gātrair māṃ vihāya niṣevase ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Vasudha (vasudhā, वसुधा): defined in 10 categories.
Vasudhadhipa (vasudhādhipa, वसुधाधिप): defined in 2 categories.
Gatasu (gatāsu, गतासु): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Nisheva (niseva, niṣeva, निषेव): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Prakrit, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “atīva khalu te kāntā vasudhā vasudhādhipa”
- atīva -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kāntā* -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- vasudhā* -
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vasudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vasudhā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vasudhādhipa -
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vasudhādhipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “gatāsurapi yāṃ gātrair māṃ vihāya niṣevase”
- gatāsur -
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gatāsu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]gatāsu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yām -
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yā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gātrair -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gātra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niṣeva -
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niṣeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣeva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 634 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.