Sanskrit quote nr. 745 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ जगदवगाढं वासरान्तापचारात् तिमिरपटलवृद्धावप्रतीकारसत्त्वम् ।
शशिभिषगनुपूर्वं शीतहस्तो भिषज्यन्न् अधिकविशदवक्त्रः स्वैरभावं चकार ॥atha jagadavagāḍhaṃ vāsarāntāpacārāt timirapaṭalavṛddhāvapratīkārasattvam |
śaśibhiṣaganupūrvaṃ śītahasto bhiṣajyann adhikaviśadavaktraḥ svairabhāvaṃ cakāra ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Jagada (जगद): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Gadham (gāḍham, गाढम्): defined in 2 categories.
Gadha (gāḍha, गाढ): defined in 10 categories.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर): defined in 9 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Cara (cāra, चार): defined in 18 categories.
Timirapatala (timirapaṭala, तिमिरपटल): defined in 2 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध): defined in 17 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Apratikara (apratīkāra, अप्रतीकार): defined in 3 categories.
Sattva (सत्त्व): defined in 11 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Bhishaj (bhisaj, bhiṣaj, भिषज्): defined in 10 categories.
Anupurvam (anupūrvam, अनुपूर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anupurva (anupūrva, अनुपूर्व): defined in 3 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Svaira (स्वैर): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Cakara (cakāra, चकार): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “atha jagadavagāḍhaṃ vāsarāntāpacārāt timirapaṭalavṛddhāvapratīkārasattvam”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jagada -
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jagada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gad (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāḍham -
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gāḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]gāḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gāḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gāḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāsarān -
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vāsara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tāpa -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cārāt -
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cāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- timirapaṭala -
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timirapaṭala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛddhāva -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- apratīkāra -
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apratīkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apratīkāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sattvam -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śaśibhiṣaganupūrvaṃ śītahasto bhiṣajyann adhikaviśadavaktraḥ svairabhāvaṃ cakāra”
- śaśi -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhiṣag -
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bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anupūrvam -
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anupūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anupūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anupūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anupūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śīta -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- hasto* -
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- Cannot analyse bhiṣajyann*ad
- adhika -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśada -
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viśada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktraḥ -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svaira -
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svaira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svaira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvam -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active 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 745 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.