Sanskrit quote nr. 7189 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपैति क्षाराब्धिं सहति बहुवातव्यतिकरं ।
पुरो नानाभङ्गाननुभवति पश्यैष जलदः ॥upaiti kṣārābdhiṃ sahati bahuvātavyatikaraṃ |
puro nānābhaṅgānanubhavati paśyaiṣa jaladaḥ ||
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 (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Kshara (ksara, kṣāra, क्षार, kṣārā, क्षारा): defined in 14 categories.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Sahat (सहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Vatavya (vātavya, वातव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Tika (तिक): defined in 11 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Nana (nānā, नाना): defined in 13 categories.
Bhangana (bhaṅgāna, भङ्गान): defined in 3 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Pash (pas, paś, पश्): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “upaiti kṣārābdhiṃ sahati bahuvātavyatikaraṃ”
- upai -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kṣārā -
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kṣāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abdhim -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sahati -
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sahat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sahat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vātavya -
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vātavya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vātavya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vātavya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātavya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātavya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vātavya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vai -> vātavya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vai -> vātavya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]
- tika -
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tika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “puro nānābhaṅgānanubhavati paśyaiṣa jaladaḥ”
- puro* -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nānā -
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nānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhaṅgāna -
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bhaṅgāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- paśyai -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paś (noun, feminine)[locative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś (verb class 10)[imperative passive first single]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaladaḥ -
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jalada (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7189 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.