Sanskrit quote nr. 9141 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कश्चित् पान्थस् तृषार्तः पथि तपऋतौ गम्यमानोऽन्यपान्थं ।
पप्रच्छानन्दलीनो वद पथिक कुतो जह्नुकन्याप्रवाहः ॥kaścit pānthas tṛṣārtaḥ pathi tapaṛtau gamyamāno'nyapānthaṃ |
papracchānandalīno vada pathika kuto jahnukanyāpravāhaḥ ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Trisharta (trsarta, tṛṣārta, तृषार्त): defined in 3 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Gamyamana (gamyamāna, गम्यमान): defined in 1 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ananda (अनन्द): defined in 20 categories.
Lina (līna, लीन): defined in 13 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 8 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Jahnukanya (jahnukanyā, जह्नुकन्या): defined in 1 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 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, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kaścit pānthas tṛṣārtaḥ pathi tapaṛtau gamyamāno'nyapānthaṃ”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pānthas -
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pāntha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tṛṣārtaḥ -
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tṛṣārta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- tapa -
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tapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ṛtau -
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ṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛtu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gamyamāno' -
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gamyamāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gam -> gamyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √gam]
- anya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- pāntham -
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pāntha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “papracchānandalīno vada pathika kuto jahnukanyāpravāhaḥ”
- papracchā -
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√praś (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ananda -
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ananda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√and (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- līno* -
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līna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√lī -> līna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lī class 9 verb]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pathika -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pathika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuto* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jahnukanyā -
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jahnukanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pravā -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahaḥ -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second 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 9141 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.