Sanskrit quote nr. 1255 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनर्घ्यं सौन्दर्यं जगदुपरि माधुर्यलहरी- परीतं सौरभ्यं दिशि दिशि रसैकव्यसनिता ।
इति प्रीत्यास्माभिस्त्वयि खलु रसाले व्यवसितं क एवं जानीते यदसि कटुकीटैरुपहतः ॥anarghyaṃ saundaryaṃ jagadupari mādhuryalaharī- parītaṃ saurabhyaṃ diśi diśi rasaikavyasanitā |
iti prītyāsmābhistvayi khalu rasāle vyavasitaṃ ka evaṃ jānīte yadasi kaṭukīṭairupahataḥ ||
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.
Anarghya (अनर्घ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Saundarya (सौन्दर्य): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Madhurya (mādhurya, माधुर्य): defined in 11 categories.
Lahari (लहरि, laharī, लहरी): defined in 5 categories.
Parita (parīta, परीत): defined in 7 categories.
Saurabhya (सौरभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Kavya (कव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sanitri (sanitr, sanitṛ, सनितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pritya (prītyā, प्रीत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Rasala (rasāla, रसाल, rasālā, रसाला): defined in 13 categories.
Vyavasita (व्यवसित): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Katukita (kaṭukīṭa, कटुकीट): defined in 1 categories.
Upahata (उपहत): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “anarghyaṃ saundaryaṃ jagadupari mādhuryalaharī- parītaṃ saurabhyaṃ diśi diśi rasaikavyasanitā”
- anarghyam -
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anarghya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anarghya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anarghyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saundaryam -
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saundarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mādhurya -
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mādhurya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mādhurya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laharī -
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laharī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]lahari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- parītam -
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parīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saurabhyam -
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saurabhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saurabhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- diśi -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- diśi -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- rasai -
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√ras (verb class 1)[imperative middle first single]
- kavya -
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kavya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kavya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kav -> kavya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kav]√kav -> kavya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kav class 10 verb]√kav -> kavya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kav class 10 verb]√kū -> kavya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kū class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kū class 9 verb]√kū -> kavya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kū class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kū class 9 verb]
- sanitā -
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sanitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√san (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√san (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- Line 2: “iti prītyāsmābhistvayi khalu rasāle vyavasitaṃ ka evaṃ jānīte yadasi kaṭukīṭairupahataḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prītyā -
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prītyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prīti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- asmābhis -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rasāle -
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rasāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]rasāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rasālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vyavasitam -
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vyavasita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyavasita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyavasitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ka* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jānīte -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle third single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- kaṭukīṭair -
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kaṭukīṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- upahataḥ -
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upahata (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1255 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.