Sanskrit quote nr. 8109 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमेव मनुष्येषु तेषु पूर्वापकारिषु ।
विश्वासो नोपगन्तव्यो नदी गतजला यथा ॥evameva manuṣyeṣu teṣu pūrvāpakāriṣu |
viśvāso nopagantavyo nadī gatajalā yathā ||
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.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Purvapakarin (pūrvāpakārin, पूर्वापकारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vishvasa (visvasa, viśvāsa, विश्वास): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Gantavya (गन्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nadi (नदि, nadī, नदी): defined in 21 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Jala (जल, jalā, जला): defined in 24 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (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: “evameva manuṣyeṣu teṣu pūrvāpakāriṣu”
- 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]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manuṣyeṣu -
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manuṣyeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manuṣya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- pūrvāpakāriṣu -
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pūrvāpakārin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pūrvāpakārin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “viśvāso nopagantavyo nadī gatajalā yathā”
- viśvāso* -
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viśvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gantavyo* -
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gantavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nadī -
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nadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nadi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nadi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gata -
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gata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jalā* -
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jala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 8109 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.