Sanskrit quote nr. 7836 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद् भीमपराक्रमेण रचितं संसारसारं सरः ।
पाथोनाथकथापहस्तनकलावैचक्षणे दीक्षितम् ॥etad bhīmaparākrameṇa racitaṃ saṃsārasāraṃ saraḥ |
pāthonāthakathāpahastanakalāvaicakṣaṇe dīkṣitam ||
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.
Bhimaparakrama (bhīmaparākrama, भीमपराक्रम): defined in 3 categories.
Racita (रचित): defined in 12 categories.
Samsarasara (saṃsārasāra, संसारसार): defined in 2 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 27 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Dikshita (diksita, dīkṣita, दीक्षित): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “etad bhīmaparākrameṇa racitaṃ saṃsārasāraṃ saraḥ”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhīmaparākrameṇa -
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bhīmaparākrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhīmaparākrama (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- racitam -
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racita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]racita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]racitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- saṃsārasāram -
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saṃsārasāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pāthonāthakathāpahastanakalāvaicakṣaṇe dīkṣitam”
- Cannot analyse pāthonāthakathāpahastanakalāvaicakṣaṇe*dī
- dīkṣitam -
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dīkṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dīkṣ]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dīkṣ]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dīkṣ]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dīkṣ]√dīkṣ -> dīkṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dīkṣ], [accusative single from √dīkṣ]
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 7836 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.