Sanskrit quote nr. 8954 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्षणान्वेषणे यातुः क्षुतं जलदवृष्टये ।
हेमादिभूषणे नव्ये विधृते भूषणाप्तये ॥karṣaṇānveṣaṇe yātuḥ kṣutaṃ jaladavṛṣṭaye |
hemādibhūṣaṇe navye vidhṛte bhūṣaṇāptaye ||
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.
Karshana (karsana, karṣaṇa, कर्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Yatu (yātu, यातु): defined in 4 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Kshuta (ksuta, kṣuta, क्षुत): defined in 3 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Vrishti (vrsti, vṛṣṭi, वृष्टि): defined in 11 categories.
Hema (हेम, hemā, हेमा): defined in 18 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Navya (नव्य, navyā, नव्या): defined in 6 categories.
Vidhrita (vidhrta, vidhṛta, विधृत, vidhṛtā, विधृता): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhriti (vidhrti, vidhṛti, विधृति): defined in 2 categories.
Apti (āpti, आप्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “karṣaṇānveṣaṇe yātuḥ kṣutaṃ jaladavṛṣṭaye”
- karṣaṇān -
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karṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- veṣaṇe -
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veṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]veṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yātuḥ -
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yātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣutam -
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kṣuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṣut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kṣu -> kṣuta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]√kṣu -> kṣuta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]√kṣu (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- jalada -
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jalada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛṣṭaye -
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vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[dative single]vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “hemādibhūṣaṇe navye vidhṛte bhūṣaṇāptaye”
- hemā -
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hema (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hema (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]heman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]heman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hemā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhūṣaṇe -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- navye -
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navya (noun, masculine)[locative single]navya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]navyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√nu -> navya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nu class 2 verb], [locative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [locative single from √nu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [locative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu -> navya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [locative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nu class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nu class 1 verb]√nū -> navya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nū class 2 verb], [locative single from √nū class 6 verb]√nū -> navya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √nū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √nū class 2 verb], [locative single from √nū class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √nū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √nū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √nū class 6 verb], [locative single from √nū class 6 verb]√nū -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √nū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √nū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √nū class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √nū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √nū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √nū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √nū class 6 verb]
- vidhṛte -
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vidhṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vidhṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhūṣaṇā -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āptaye -
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āpti (noun, feminine)[dative 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 8954 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.