Sanskrit quote nr. 6899 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यानानि न सर्वदा परिभवत्रासादिवाध्यासते ।
भूमौ नोपविशन्ति ये खलु रजःसंपर्कतर्कादिव ॥udyānāni na sarvadā paribhavatrāsādivādhyāsate |
bhūmau nopaviśanti ye khalu rajaḥsaṃparkatarkādiva ||
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.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Adhyasa (adhyāsa, अध्यास): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuma (bhūma, भूम): defined in 8 categories.
Bhumi (bhūmi, भूमि): defined in 21 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishanti (visanti, viśantī, विशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Samparka (सम्पर्क): defined in 6 categories.
Tarka (तर्क): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “udyānāni na sarvadā paribhavatrāsādivādhyāsate”
- udyānāni -
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udyāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paribhava -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- trāsād -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhyāsa -
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adhyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “bhūmau nopaviśanti ye khalu rajaḥsaṃparkatarkādiva”
- bhūmau -
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bhūma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūmi (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśanti -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rajaḥ -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samparka -
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samparka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarkād -
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tarka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tarka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6899 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.