Sanskrit quote nr. 993 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्याम्भः परितः पतिष्यति भुवस्तापोऽद्य निर्वास्यति क्षेत्रेष्वद्य यतिष्यते जनपदः सस्येषु पर्युत्सुकः ।
नर्तिष्यन्ति तवोदयेऽद्य जलद व्यालोलपुच्छच्छद- च्छत्रच्छादितमौलयो दिशि दिशि क्रीडालसाः केकिनः ॥

adyāmbhaḥ paritaḥ patiṣyati bhuvastāpo'dya nirvāsyati kṣetreṣvadya yatiṣyate janapadaḥ sasyeṣu paryutsukaḥ |
nartiṣyanti tavodaye'dya jalada vyālolapucchacchada- cchatracchāditamaulayo diśi diśi krīḍālasāḥ kekinaḥ ||

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.

Adya (adyā, अद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 3 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Kshetra (ksetra, kṣetra, क्षेत्र): defined in 18 categories.
Janapada (जनपद): defined in 10 categories.
Paryutsuka (पर्युत्सुक): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Krida (krīḍa, क्रीड, krīḍā, क्रीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 15 categories.
Kekin (केकिन्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “adyāmbhaḥ paritaḥ patiṣyati bhuvastāpo'dya nirvāsyati kṣetreṣvadya yatiṣyate janapadaḥ sasyeṣu paryutsukaḥ
  • adyām -
  • adyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • bhaḥ -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paritaḥ -
  • paritaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • patiṣyati -
  • pat -> patiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • bhuvas -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tāpo' -
  • tāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vāsyati -
  • -> vāsyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāsyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • kṣetreṣva -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatiṣyate -
  • yat (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
  • janapadaḥ -
  • janapada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sasyeṣu -
  • sasya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sasya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • paryutsukaḥ -
  • paryutsuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nartiṣyanti tavodaye'dya jalada vyālolapucchacchada- cchatracchāditamaulayo diśi diśi krīḍālasāḥ kekinaḥ
  • nartiṣyanti -
  • nṛt -> nartiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nartiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [future active third plural]
  • tavo -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • udaye' -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalada -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse vyālolapucchacchada*cc
  • Cannot analyse cchatracchāditamaulayo*di
  • diśi -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • diśi -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • krīḍā -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • alasāḥ -
  • alasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    alasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kekinaḥ -
  • kekin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

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 993 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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