Sanskrit quote nr. 6753 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदाहरणमाशीःषु प्रथमे ते मनस्विनाम् ।
शुष्केऽशनिरिवामर्षो यैररातिषु पात्यते ॥udāharaṇamāśīḥṣu prathame te manasvinām |
śuṣke'śanirivāmarṣo yairarātiṣu pātyate ||
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.
Udaharana (udāharaṇa, उदाहरण): defined in 12 categories.
Ashis (asis, āśis, आशिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम, prathamā, प्रथमा): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Manasvin (मनस्विन्): defined in 7 categories.
Shushka (suska, śuṣka, शुष्क, śuṣkā, शुष्का): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Amarsha (amarsa, amarṣa, अमर्ष): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Arati (arāti, अराति): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), India history, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “udāharaṇamāśīḥṣu prathame te manasvinām”
- udāharaṇam -
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udāharaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśīḥṣu -
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āśis (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- prathame -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- manasvinām -
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manasvin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manasvin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “śuṣke'śanirivāmarṣo yairarātiṣu pātyate”
- śuṣke' -
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śuṣka (noun, masculine)[locative single]śuṣka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śuṣkā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [locative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
- aśanir -
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aśani (noun, feminine)[nominative single]aśani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- amarṣo* -
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amarṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- yair -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- arātiṣu -
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arāti (noun, feminine)[locative plural]arāti (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- pātyate -
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√pat (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 6753 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.