Sanskrit quote nr. 7690 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एके वारिनिधौ प्रवेशमपरे लोकान्तरालोकनं ।
केचित् पावकयोगितां निजगदुः क्षीणेऽह्नि चण्डार्चिषः ॥eke vārinidhau praveśamapare lokāntarālokanaṃ |
kecit pāvakayogitāṃ nijagaduḥ kṣīṇe'hni caṇḍārciṣaḥ ||
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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, ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Varinidhi (vārinidhi, वारिनिधि): defined in 4 categories.
Pravesha (pravesa, praveśa, प्रवेश): defined in 15 categories.
Apara (अपर, aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Lokantara (lokāntara, लोकान्तर): defined in 4 categories.
Alokana (ālokana, आलोकन): defined in 4 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Pavaka (pāvakā, पावका): defined in 13 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ita (itā, इता): defined in 5 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kshina (ksina, kṣīṇa, क्षीण, kṣīṇā, क्षीणा): defined in 9 categories.
Canda (caṇḍa, चण्ड, caṇḍā, चण्डा): defined in 17 categories.
Arcis (अर्चिस्): defined in 7 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), India history, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “eke vārinidhau praveśamapare lokāntarālokanaṃ”
- eke -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- vārinidhau -
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vārinidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- praveśam -
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praveśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- apare -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lokāntarā -
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lokāntara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ālokanam -
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ālokana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālokana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālokanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kecit pāvakayogitāṃ nijagaduḥ kṣīṇe'hni caṇḍārciṣaḥ”
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pāvakayo -
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pāvakā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- itām -
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itā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gad -
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gat (noun, masculine)[compound]gat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣīṇe' -
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kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- ahni -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- caṇḍā -
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caṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]caṇḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√caṇḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- arciṣaḥ -
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arcis (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]arcis (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 7690 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.