Sanskrit quote nr. 7089 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपपरिसरं गोदावर्याः परित्यजताध्वगाः ।
सरणिमपरो मार्गस् तावद् भवद्भिरिहेक्ष्यताम् ॥upaparisaraṃ godāvaryāḥ parityajatādhvagāḥ |
saraṇimaparo mārgas tāvad bhavadbhirihekṣyatām ||
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.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Parisara (परिसर): defined in 5 categories.
Godavari (godāvarī, गोदावरी): defined in 9 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Adhvaga (अध्वग, adhvagā, अध्वगा): defined in 3 categories.
Sarani (saraṇi, सरणि): defined in 10 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “upaparisaraṃ godāvaryāḥ parityajatādhvagāḥ”
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- parisaram -
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parisara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parisara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parisarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- godāvaryāḥ -
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godāvarī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tyajatā -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- adhvagāḥ -
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adhvaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhvagā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “saraṇimaparo mārgas tāvad bhavadbhirihekṣyatām”
- saraṇim -
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saraṇi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aparo* -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mārgas -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhavadbhir -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ihe -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īkṣyatām -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[imperative 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 7089 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.