Sanskrit quote nr. 7803 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् पयोधरयुगं पतितं निरीक्ष्य ।
खेदं वृथा वहसि किं कमलायताक्षि ॥etat payodharayugaṃ patitaṃ nirīkṣya |
khedaṃ vṛthā vahasi kiṃ kamalāyatākṣi ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Nirikshya (niriksya, nirīkṣya, निरीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Vahas (वहस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “etat payodharayugaṃ patitaṃ nirīkṣya”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- payodhara -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- nirīkṣya -
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nirīkṣya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nirīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “khedaṃ vṛthā vahasi kiṃ kamalāyatākṣi”
- khedam -
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kheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vahasi -
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vahas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vah (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kamalāya -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[dative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣi -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 7803 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.