Sanskrit quote nr. 8009 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतैर्यदि सुस्निग्धैर् ।
वल्मीकैः परिवृतास् ततस् तोयम् ॥etairyadi susnigdhair |
valmīkaiḥ parivṛtās tatas toyam ||
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.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Valmika (valmīka, वल्मीक): defined in 12 categories.
Parivrita (parivrta, parivṛta, परिवृत, parivṛtā, परिवृता): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit
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: “etairyadi susnigdhair”
- etair -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse susnigdhair
- Line 2: “valmīkaiḥ parivṛtās tatas toyam”
- valmīkaiḥ -
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valmīka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]valmīka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- parivṛtās -
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parivṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parivṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tatas -
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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]
- toyam -
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toya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 8009 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.