Sanskrit quote nr. 762 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थतुपक्वात् कलतोऽवशोषिताद् विकृष्य बीजं पयसा निषिच्य ।
विशोषितं पञ्चदिनानि सर्पिषा विडङ्गमिश्रेण च धूपयेत् ततः ॥arthatupakvāt kalato'vaśoṣitād vikṛṣya bījaṃ payasā niṣicya |
viśoṣitaṃ pañcadināni sarpiṣā viḍaṅgamiśreṇa ca dhūpayet tataḥ ||
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.
Pakva (पक्व): defined in 7 categories.
Kalata (कलत): defined in 3 categories.
Kalat (कलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ushita (usita, uṣita, उषित): defined in 4 categories.
Vij (विज्): defined in 1 categories.
Rishya (rsya, ṛṣya, ऋष्य): defined in 5 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Pancat (pañcat, पञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Inani (inānī, इनानी): defined in 1 categories.
Sarpis (सर्पिस्): defined in 11 categories.
Vidanga (viḍaṅga, विडङ्ग): defined in 8 categories.
Mishra (misra, miśra, मिश्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “arthatupakvāt kalato'vaśoṣitād vikṛṣya bījaṃ payasā niṣicya”
- arthatu -
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√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- pakvāt -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √pac class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pac class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pac class 4 verb]
- kalato' -
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kalata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kal -> kalat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kal class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kal class 1 verb]√kal -> kalat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kal class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kal class 1 verb]√kal (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- avaśo -
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avaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣitād -
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uṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]uṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> uṣita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vas class 6 verb]
- vik -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ṛṣya -
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ṛṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛṣ]√ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛṣ]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- payasā* -
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- Cannot analyse niṣicya
- Line 2: “viśoṣitaṃ pañcadināni sarpiṣā viḍaṅgamiśreṇa ca dhūpayet tataḥ”
- viśoṣitam -
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viśoṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśoṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśoṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pañcad -
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pañcat (noun, masculine)[compound]pañcat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pañc -> pañcat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pañc class 1 verb]
- ināni -
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inānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarpiṣā -
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sarpis (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- viḍaṅga -
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viḍaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viḍaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- miśreṇa -
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miśra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]miśra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhū -
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dhū (noun, feminine)[compound]dhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- payet -
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√pay (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√pi (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√pī (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
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 762 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.