Sanskrit quote nr. 7676 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेनापि पयोधिना जलमुचस्ते पूरिताः कोटिशो ।
जातो नास्य कुशाग्रलीनतुहिनश्लक्ष्णोऽपि तोयव्ययः ॥ekenāpi payodhinā jalamucaste pūritāḥ koṭiśo |
jāto nāsya kuśāgralīnatuhinaślakṣṇo'pi toyavyayaḥ ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Payodhi (पयोधि): defined in 4 categories.
Jalamuc (जलमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Purita (pūrita, पूरित, pūritā, पूरिता): defined in 9 categories.
Jatri (jatr, jātṛ, जातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Nasya (nāsya, नास्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kushagra (kusagra, kuśāgra, कुशाग्र): defined in 4 categories.
Lina (līna, लीन): defined in 13 categories.
Tuhina (तुहिन): defined in 9 categories.
Shlakshna (slaksna, ślakṣṇa, श्लक्ष्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Vyaya (व्यय): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain 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: “ekenāpi payodhinā jalamucaste pūritāḥ koṭiśo”
- ekenā -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- payodhinā -
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payodhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- jalamucas -
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jalamuc (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jalamuc (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pūritāḥ -
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pūrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pūritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ], [accusative plural from √pṝ]
- Cannot analyse koṭiśo
- Line 2: “jāto nāsya kuśāgralīnatuhinaślakṣṇo'pi toyavyayaḥ”
- jāto* -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- nāsya -
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nāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nās]√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- kuśāgra -
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kuśāgra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuśāgra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- līna -
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līna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]līna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 9 verb]√lī -> līna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lī class 9 verb]
- tuhina -
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tuhina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ślakṣṇo' -
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ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- toya -
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toya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyayaḥ -
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vyaya (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 7676 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.