Sanskrit quote nr. 669 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यम्बुपानं कठिनासनं च धातुक्षयो वेगविधारणं च ।
दिवाशयो जागरणं च रात्रौ षड्भिर्नराणां निवसन्ति रोगाः ॥atyambupānaṃ kaṭhināsanaṃ ca dhātukṣayo vegavidhāraṇaṃ ca |
divāśayo jāgaraṇaṃ ca rātrau ṣaḍbhirnarāṇāṃ nivasanti rogāḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ambupa (अम्बुप): defined in 1 categories.
Kathina (kaṭhina, कठिन, kaṭhinā, कठिना): defined in 8 categories.
Asana (असन): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Dhatukshaya (dhatuksaya, dhātukṣaya, धातुक्षय): defined in 3 categories.
Vegavidharana (vegavidhāraṇa, वेगविधारण): defined in 1 categories.
Divashaya (divasaya, divāśaya, दिवाशय): defined in 1 categories.
Jagarana (jāgaraṇa, जागरण): defined in 7 categories.
Ratrau (rātrau, रात्रौ): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 9 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vasanti (vasantī, वसन्ती): defined in 8 categories.
Roga (रोग): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry)
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: “atyambupānaṃ kaṭhināsanaṃ ca dhātukṣayo vegavidhāraṇaṃ ca”
- atya -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√at -> atya (absolutive)[absolutive from √at]
- ambupān -
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ambupa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kaṭhinā -
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kaṭhina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asanam -
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asana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√san (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhātukṣayo* -
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dhātukṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vegavidhāraṇam -
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vegavidhāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “divāśayo jāgaraṇaṃ ca rātrau ṣaḍbhirnarāṇāṃ nivasanti rogāḥ”
- divāśayo* -
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divāśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāgaraṇam -
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jāgaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāgaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jāgaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rātrau -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ṣaḍbhir -
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ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- narāṇām -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vasanti -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- rogāḥ -
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roga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 669 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.