Sanskrit quote nr. 1808 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्याश्चिरं सुरतकेलिपरिश्रमेण खेदं गताः प्रशिथिलीकृतगात्रयष्ट्यः ।
संहृष्यमाणविपुलोरुपयोधरार्ता अभ्यञ्जनं विदधति प्रमदाः सुशोभाः ॥anyāściraṃ suratakelipariśrameṇa khedaṃ gatāḥ praśithilīkṛtagātrayaṣṭyaḥ |
saṃhṛṣyamāṇavipulorupayodharārtā abhyañjanaṃ vidadhati pramadāḥ suśobhāḥ ||
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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Parishrama (parisrama, pariśrama, परिश्रम): defined in 6 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Prashithilikrita (prasithilikrta, praśithilīkṛta, प्रशिथिलीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Gatrayashti (gatrayasti, gātrayaṣṭi, गात्रयष्टि): defined in 1 categories.
Vipula (विपुल): defined in 14 categories.
Rupa (रुप): defined in 25 categories.
Yodha (योध): defined in 6 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Arta (ārta, आर्त, ārtā, आर्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Abhyanjana (abhyañjana, अभ्यञ्जन): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Pramada (प्रमद, pramadā, प्रमदा): defined in 16 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy
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: “anyāściraṃ suratakelipariśrameṇa khedaṃ gatāḥ praśithilīkṛtagātrayaṣṭyaḥ”
- anyāś -
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anī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√an (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suratakeli -
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suratakeli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pariśrameṇa -
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pariśrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- khedam -
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kheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatāḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- praśithilīkṛta -
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praśithilīkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praśithilīkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātrayaṣṭya -
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gātrayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gātrayaṣṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gātrayaṣṭi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “saṃhṛṣyamāṇavipulorupayodharārtā abhyañjanaṃ vidadhati pramadāḥ suśobhāḥ”
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hṛṣyamāṇa -
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√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
- vipulo -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rupa -
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rupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yodha -
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yodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārtā* -
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ārta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ārtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- abhyañjanam -
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abhyañjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dadhati -
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√dadh (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present active third plural]
- pramadāḥ -
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pramada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pramadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śobhāḥ -
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śobha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śobhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 1808 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.