Sanskrit quote nr. 7906 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतानि क्रतुपृष्ठवेदिविलुठद्विप्राणि वातप्रमी- ।
च्छन्नोपान्ततरूणि पश्य दधते पुण्याश्रमाणि श्रियम् ॥etāni kratupṛṣṭhavediviluṭhadviprāṇi vātapramī- |
cchannopāntatarūṇi paśya dadhate puṇyāśramāṇi śriyam ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Vedi (वेदि, vedī, वेदी): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Luthat (luṭhat, लुठत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Vataprami (vātapramī, वातप्रमी): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ashrama (asrama, aśrama, अश्रम): defined in 17 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil
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: “etāni kratupṛṣṭhavediviluṭhadviprāṇi vātapramī-”
- etāni -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- kratu -
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kratu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pṛṣṭha -
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pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedi -
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vedi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vedi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vedi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vedī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vedin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vedin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- luṭhad -
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luṭhat (noun, masculine)[compound]luṭhat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√luṭh -> luṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √luṭh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √luṭh class 6 verb]
- viprāṇi -
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vipra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vātapramī -
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vātapramī (noun, masculine)[compound]vātapramī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “cchannopāntatarūṇi paśya dadhate puṇyāśramāṇi śriyam”
- Cannot analyse cchannopāntatarūṇi*pa
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- dadhate -
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√dadh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√dhā (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third plural]
- puṇyā -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṇ]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- aśramāṇi -
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aśrama (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[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 7906 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.