Sanskrit quote nr. 8718 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करभ किमिदं दीर्घोच्छ्वासैः क्षिणोषि शरीरकं ।
विरम शठ हे कस्यात्यन्तं सखे सुखमागतम् ॥karabha kimidaṃ dīrghocchvāsaiḥ kṣiṇoṣi śarīrakaṃ |
virama śaṭha he kasyātyantaṃ sakhe sukhamāgatam ||
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.
Karabha (करभ): defined in 10 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ, dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Ucchvasa (ucchvāsa, उच्छ्वास): defined in 8 categories.
Shariraka (sariraka, śarīraka, शरीरक): defined in 4 categories.
Virama (विरम): defined in 8 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ): defined in 10 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Atyantam (अत्यन्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “karabha kimidaṃ dīrghocchvāsaiḥ kṣiṇoṣi śarīrakaṃ”
- karabha -
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karabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dīrgho -
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dīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dīrghā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchvāsaiḥ -
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ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kṣiṇoṣi -
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√kṣī (verb class 5)[present active second single]
- śarīrakam -
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śarīraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śarīraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “virama śaṭha he kasyātyantaṃ sakhe sukhamāgatam”
- virama -
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virama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṭha -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- he -
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ha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√as (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- kasyā -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- atyantam -
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atyantam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atyanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atyantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sakhe -
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sakha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sakhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āgatam -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 8718 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.