Sanskrit quote nr. 971 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि रोज्झति हरः किल कालकूटं कूर्मो बिभर्ति धरणीं पुष्ठभागे ।
अम्भोनिधिर्वहति दुःसहवाडवाग्निं अङ्गीकृतं सुकृतिनः परिपालयन्ति ॥

adyāpi rojjhati haraḥ kila kālakūṭaṃ kūrmo bibharti dharaṇīṃ puṣṭhabhāge |
ambhonidhirvahati duḥsahavāḍavāgniṃ aṅgīkṛtaṃ sukṛtinaḥ paripālayanti ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Ujjhat (उज्झत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Kalakuta (kālakūṭa, कालकूट): defined in 11 categories.
Kurma (kūrma, कूर्म): defined in 19 categories.
Dharani (dharaṇī, धरणी): defined in 18 categories.
Pu (पु): defined in 7 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Bhaga (bhāga, भाग, bhāgā, भागा): defined in 19 categories.
Ambhonidhi (अम्भोनिधि): defined in 4 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Duhsaha (duḥsaha, दुःसह): defined in 13 categories.
Vat (vāṭ, वाट्): defined in 5 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Angikrita (angikrta, aṅgīkṛta, अङ्गीकृत): defined in 5 categories.
Sukritin (sukrtin, sukṛtin, सुकृतिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Palayat (pālayat, पालयत्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, 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: “adyāpi rojjhati haraḥ kila kālakūṭaṃ kūrmo bibharti dharaṇīṃ puṣṭhabhāge
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ro -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ujjhati -
  • ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • haraḥ -
  • haras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kālakūṭam -
  • kālakūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kālakūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālakūṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kūrmo* -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bibharti -
  • bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • dharaṇīm -
  • dharaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṣ -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāge -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ambhonidhirvahati duḥsahavāḍavāgniṃ aṅgīkṛtaṃ sukṛtinaḥ paripālayanti
  • ambhonidhir -
  • ambhonidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vahati -
  • vahati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vahatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vahat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • duḥsaha -
  • duḥsaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥsaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāḍ -
  • vāṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • avā -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • aṅgīkṛtam -
  • aṅgīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅgīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aṅgīkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukṛtinaḥ -
  • sukṛti (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sukṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sukṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pālayanti -
  • -> pālayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √]
    pāl -> pālayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pāl class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pāl class 10 verb]
    pāl -> pālayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    -> pālayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √], [accusative plural from √]
    -> pālayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √]
    pāl (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 971 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.

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