Sanskrit quote nr. 7852 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्माज् जलधेर्जलस्य कणिकाः काश्चिद् गृहीत्वा ततः ।
पाथोदाः परिपूरयन्ति जगतीं रुद्धाम्बरा वारिभिः ॥etasmāj jaladherjalasya kaṇikāḥ kāścid gṛhītvā tataḥ |
pāthodāḥ paripūrayanti jagatīṃ ruddhāmbarā vāribhiḥ ||
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.
Jaladhi (जलधि): defined in 8 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Kanika (kaṇika, कणिक, kaṇikā, कणिका): defined in 13 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Grihitva (grhitva, gṛhītvā, गृहीत्वा): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Pathoda (pāthoda, पाथोद): defined in 2 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Purayat (pūrayat, पूरयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Ruddha (ruddhā, रुद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Bara (बर): defined in 9 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “etasmāj jaladherjalasya kaṇikāḥ kāścid gṛhītvā tataḥ”
- Cannot analyse etasmāj*ja
- jaladher -
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jaladhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- jalasya -
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jala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kaṇikāḥ -
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kaṇika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaṇikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāś -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- cid -
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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]
- gṛhītvā -
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gṛhītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “pāthodāḥ paripūrayanti jagatīṃ ruddhāmbarā vāribhiḥ”
- pāthodāḥ -
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pāthoda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pūrayanti -
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√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ], [accusative plural from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- jagatīm -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ruddhām -
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ruddhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
- barā* -
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bara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vāribhiḥ -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]vāri (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 7852 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.