Sanskrit quote nr. 1625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्गूढानर्थान् अव्यञ्जयतः प्रसादरहितस्य ।
संदर्भस्य नदस्य च न रसः प्रीत्यै रसज्ञानाम् ॥antargūḍhānarthān avyañjayataḥ prasādarahitasya |
saṃdarbhasya nadasya ca na rasaḥ prītyai rasajñānām ||
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.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gudha (gūḍha, गूढ): defined in 12 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Avyat (अव्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Rahita (रहित): defined in 12 categories.
Sandarbha (सन्दर्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Nada (नद): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Rasajna (rasajña, रसज्ञ, rasajñā, रसज्ञा): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pali, Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “antargūḍhānarthān avyañjayataḥ prasādarahitasya”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gūḍhān -
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gūḍha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √guh class 1 verb]
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- avyañ -
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avyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√vyā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]
- jayataḥ -
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jayat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jayat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ji class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √ji class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- prasāda -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rahitasya -
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rahita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]rahita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √rah class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rah class 10 verb]√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √rah class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rah class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “saṃdarbhasya nadasya ca na rasaḥ prītyai rasajñānām”
- sandarbhasya -
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sandarbha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- nadasya -
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nada (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasaḥ -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prītyai -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- rasajñānām -
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rasajña (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rasajña (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rasajñā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 1625 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.