Sanskrit quote nr. 1830 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्ये हि दुःखमृतवः प्रथयन्त्यहोभिः सूर्यांशुलुप्ततिमिरैरभिसारिकाणाम् ।
हेमन्त एष हिमरुद्धसहस्रधामा कामं करोति दिवसेष्वपि शर्म तासाम् ॥anye hi duḥkhamṛtavaḥ prathayantyahobhiḥ sūryāṃśuluptatimirairabhisārikāṇām |
hemanta eṣa himaruddhasahasradhāmā kāmaṃ karoti divaseṣvapi śarma tāsām ||
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.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Prathayat (प्रथयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Lupta (लुप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Abhisarika (abhisārikā, अभिसारिका): defined in 6 categories.
Hemanta (हेमन्त): defined in 14 categories.
Hima (हिम): defined in 14 categories.
Ruddha (रुद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Sahasradhaman (sahasradhāman, सहस्रधामन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sharman (sarman, śarman, शर्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “anye hi duḥkhamṛtavaḥ prathayantyahobhiḥ sūryāṃśuluptatimirairabhisārikāṇām”
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛtavaḥ -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prathayantya -
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√prath -> prathayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √prath], [adverb from √prath]prathayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√prath -> prathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √prath], [nominative plural from √prath], [vocative dual from √prath], [vocative plural from √prath], [accusative dual from √prath], [accusative plural from √prath]√prath -> prathayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √prath], [vocative single from √prath]√prath (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- ahobhiḥ -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sūryāṃśu -
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sūryāṃśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- lupta -
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lupta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lupta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lup -> lupta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lup class 6 verb]√lup -> lupta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lup class 6 verb]
- timirair -
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timira (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]timira (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- abhisārikāṇām -
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abhisārikā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “hemanta eṣa himaruddhasahasradhāmā kāmaṃ karoti divaseṣvapi śarma tāsām”
- hemanta* -
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hemanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hima -
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hima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruddha -
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ruddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ruddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
- sahasradhāmā -
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sahasradhāman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- divaseṣva -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śarma -
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śarma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śarman (noun, masculine)[compound]śarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tāsām -
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sā (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 1830 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.