Sanskrit quote nr. 8299 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः प्रसूते पूरोवातं कः प्रेरयति वारिदम् ।
प्राप्ते तु श्रावणे मासि भवत्येकार्णवं जगत् ॥kaḥ prasūte pūrovātaṃ kaḥ prerayati vāridam |
prāpte tu śrāvaṇe māsi bhavatyekārṇavaṃ jagat ||
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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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Prasuta (prasūta, प्रसूत, prasūtā, प्रसूता): defined in 7 categories.
Prasuti (prasūti, प्रसूति): defined in 10 categories.
Pura (pūra, पूर): defined in 18 categories.
Puru (pūru, पूरु): defined in 7 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Varida (vārida, वारिद): defined in 6 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त, prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Prapti (prāpti, प्राप्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śrāvaṇa, श्रावण, śrāvaṇā, श्रावणा): defined in 20 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Ekarnava (ekārṇava, एकार्णव): defined in 5 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “kaḥ prasūte pūrovātaṃ kaḥ prerayati vāridam”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prasūte -
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prasūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prasūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prasūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prasūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- pūro -
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pūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pūru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vātam -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īrayati -
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√īr -> īrayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √īr]√īr -> īrayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √īr]√īr (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- vāridam -
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vārida (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vārida (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāridā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prāpte tu śrāvaṇe māsi bhavatyekārṇavaṃ jagat”
- prāpte -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śrāvaṇe -
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śrāvaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrāvaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śrāvaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- māsi -
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mās (noun, masculine)[locative single]√mā (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- bhavatye -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ekārṇavam -
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ekārṇava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative 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 8299 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.