Sanskrit quote nr. 8097 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमपास्तमतिः क्रमतोऽत्र ।
पुष्पधनुर्धरवेगविधूतः ॥evamapāstamatiḥ kramato'tra |
puṣpadhanurdharavegavidhūtaḥ ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Apasta (apāsta, अपास्त): defined in 3 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Kramatah (kramataḥ, क्रमतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kramat (क्रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Pushpadhanus (puspadhanus, puṣpadhanus, पुष्पधनुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Vega (वेग): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhuta (vidhūta, विधूत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “evamapāstamatiḥ kramato'tra”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apāsta -
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apāsta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apāsta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kramato' -
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kramataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kram -> kramat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram -> kramat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “puṣpadhanurdharavegavidhūtaḥ”
- puṣpadhanur -
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puṣpadhanus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- dhara -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vega -
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vega (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhūtaḥ -
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vidhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8097 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.