Sanskrit quote nr. 770 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथवा मम भाग्यविप्लवाद् अशनिः कल्पित एष वेधसा ।
यदनेन तरुर्न पातितः क्षिपता तद्विडपाश्रया लता ॥athavā mama bhāgyaviplavād aśaniḥ kalpita eṣa vedhasā |
yadanena tarurna pātitaḥ kṣipatā tadviḍapāśrayā latā ||
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.
Athava (athavā, अथवा): defined in 5 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhagyaviplava (bhāgyaviplava, भाग्यविप्लव): defined in 1 categories.
Kalpita (कल्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Vedhas (वेधस्): defined in 3 categories.
Vedhasa (vedhasā, वेधसा): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarus (तरुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Patita (pātita, पातित): defined in 15 categories.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vida (viḍa, विड): defined in 9 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय, āśrayā, आश्रया): defined in 12 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “athavā mama bhāgyaviplavād aśaniḥ kalpita eṣa vedhasā”
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- bhāgyaviplavād -
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bhāgyaviplava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aśaniḥ -
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aśani (noun, feminine)[nominative single]aśani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kalpita* -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kḷp]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vedhasā -
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vedhas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vedhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vedhasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yadanena tarurna pātitaḥ kṣipatā tadviḍapāśrayā latā”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tarur -
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tarus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pātitaḥ -
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pātita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pat -> pātita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pat]
- kṣipatā -
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√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viḍa -
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viḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pā -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āśrayā* -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āśrayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[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 770 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.