Sanskrit quote nr. 735 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्रोत्पातघनेन मन्त्रिविकले शून्याम्बरव्यापिना धृष्टस्वप्रकृतिक्रियासमुचिते ग्रमे तथा जृम्भितम् ।
रथ्याकर्दमवाहिनामतिशुचिस्वच्छात्मनामन्तरं नाप्यज्ञायि जनैर्यथौघपयसां स्रोतोजलानामपि ॥

atrotpātaghanena mantrivikale śūnyāmbaravyāpinā dhṛṣṭasvaprakṛtikriyāsamucite grame tathā jṛmbhitam |
rathyākardamavāhināmatiśucisvacchātmanāmantaraṃ nāpyajñāyi janairyathaughapayasāṃ srotojalānāmapi ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 4 categories.
Utpata (utpāta, उत्पात): defined in 13 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 21 categories.
Vikala (विकल, vikalā, विकला): defined in 12 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnyā, शून्या): defined in 15 categories.
Bara (बर): defined in 8 categories.
Vyapin (vyāpin, व्यापिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Dhrishta (dhrsta, dhṛṣṭa, धृष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Akritin (akrtin, akṛtin, अकृतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ucita (उचित, ucitā, उचिता): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Jrimbhita (jrmbhita, jṛmbhita, जृम्भित): defined in 3 categories.
Rathya (रथ्य, rathyā, रथ्या): defined in 4 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Ahi (अहि): defined in 16 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Svaccha (स्वच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 5 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Payasa (payasā, पयसा): defined in 11 categories.
Srotoja (स्रोतोज): defined in 1 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Kannada, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jain philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (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: “atrotpātaghanena mantrivikale śūnyāmbaravyāpinā dhṛṣṭasvaprakṛtikriyāsamucite grame tathā jṛmbhitam
  • atro -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utpāta -
  • utpāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghanena -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mantri -
  • mantri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vikale -
  • vikala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vikala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vikalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śūnyām -
  • śūnyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bara -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāpinā -
  • vyāpin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāpin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhṛṣṭa -
  • dhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svap -
  • svap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṛti -
  • akṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    akṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kriyāsam -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active first single]
  • ucite -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ucita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ucitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [locative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative single from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √uc class 4 verb]
  • Cannot analyse grame*ta
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jṛmbhitam -
  • jṛmbhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jṛmbhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jṛmbh -> jṛmbhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jṛmbh class 1 verb]
    jṛmbh -> jṛmbhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jṛmbh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṛmbh class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “rathyākardamavāhināmatiśucisvacchātmanāmantaraṃ nāpyajñāyi janairyathaughapayasāṃ srotojalānāmapi
  • rathyā -
  • rathya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rathya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rathī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    rathī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    rathyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akardam -
  • kard (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahinā -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amati -
  • amati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śuci -
  • śuci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śuci (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śucin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śucin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śuc (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śuc (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svacchāt -
  • svaccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svaccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • manām -
  • manā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yajñā -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • janair -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yathau -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • augha -
  • augha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • payasām -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    payasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • srotoja -
  • srotoja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lānām -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 735 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.

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