Sanskrit quote nr. 2064 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि वर्षशतं स्थित्वा सदा कृत्रिमरागिणी ।
वेश्या शुकीव निःश्वासा निःसङ्गेभ्यः पलायते ॥api varṣaśataṃ sthitvā sadā kṛtrimarāgiṇī |
veśyā śukīva niḥśvāsā niḥsaṅgebhyaḥ palāyate ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Varshashata (varsasata, varṣaśata, वर्षशत): defined in 2 categories.
Sthitva (sthitvā, स्थित्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Kritrima (krtrima, kṛtrima, कृत्रिम): defined in 13 categories.
Ragini (rāgiṇī, रागिणी): defined in 6 categories.
Ragin (rāgin, रागिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Shuki (suki, śukī, शुकी): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Nihshvasa (nihsvasa, niḥśvāsa, निःश्वास): defined in 5 categories.
Nihsanga (niḥsaṅga, निःसङ्ग): defined in 5 categories.
Pala (पल): defined in 22 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Nepali
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: “api varṣaśataṃ sthitvā sadā kṛtrimarāgiṇī”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- varṣaśatam -
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varṣaśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sthitvā -
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sthitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √sthā]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtrima -
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kṛtrima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtrima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāgiṇī -
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rāgiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]rāgin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “veśyā śukīva niḥśvāsā niḥsaṅgebhyaḥ palāyate”
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- śukī -
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śukī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niḥśvāsā* -
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niḥśvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- niḥsaṅgebhyaḥ -
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niḥsaṅga (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]niḥsaṅga (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- palāya -
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pala (noun, masculine)[dative single]pala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 2064 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.