Sanskrit quote nr. 8150 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा प्रवासं कथमप्यतीत्य ।
याता पुनः संशयमन्यथैव ॥eṣā pravāsaṃ kathamapyatītya |
yātā punaḥ saṃśayamanyathaiva ||
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.
Pravasa (pravāsa, प्रवास): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yātā, याता): defined in 7 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Prakrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy
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: “eṣā pravāsaṃ kathamapyatītya”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pravāsam -
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pravāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse kathamapyatītya
- Line 2: “yātā punaḥ saṃśayamanyathaiva”
- yātā -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yāt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]yātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- saṃśayam -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anyathai -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
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 8150 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.