Sanskrit quote nr. 8243 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औत्सुक्यमात्रमवसादयति प्रतिष्ठा ।
क्लिश्नाति लब्धपरिपालनवृत्तिरेव ॥autsukyamātramavasādayati pratiṣṭhā |
kliśnāti labdhaparipālanavṛttireva ||
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.
Autsukya (औत्सुक्य): defined in 8 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Avasada (avasāda, अवसाद): defined in 5 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭhā, प्रतिष्ठा): defined in 17 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Paripalana (paripālana, परिपालन): defined in 7 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “autsukyamātramavasādayati pratiṣṭhā”
- autsukyam -
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autsukya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātram -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- avasāda -
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avasāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- pratiṣṭhā -
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pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kliśnāti labdhaparipālanavṛttireva”
- kliśnāti -
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√kliś (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- labdha -
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labdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]labdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- paripālana -
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paripālana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttir -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 8243 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.