Sanskrit quote nr. 222 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्रच्छाया तृणाग्निश्च नीचसेवा पटे जलम् ।
वेश्यारागः खलप्रेम सर्वं बुद्बुदसन्निभम् ॥agracchāyā tṛṇāgniśca nīcasevā paṭe jalam |
veśyārāgaḥ khalaprema sarvaṃ budbudasannibham ||
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.
Trinagni (trnagni, tṛṇāgni, तृणाग्नि): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Seva (sevā, सेवा): defined in 13 categories.
Pata (paṭa, पट): defined in 20 categories.
Pati (paṭi, पटि): defined in 17 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Veshin (vesin, veśin, वेशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Araga (ārāga, आराग): defined in 2 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Budbuda (बुद्बुद): defined in 11 categories.
Sannibha (सन्निभ): 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: “agracchāyā tṛṇāgniśca nīcasevā paṭe jalam”
- Cannot analyse agracchāyā*tṛ
- tṛṇāgniś -
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tṛṇāgni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nīca -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevā -
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sevā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paṭe -
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paṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]paṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “veśyārāgaḥ khalaprema sarvaṃ budbudasannibham”
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]veśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]veśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]veśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]veśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]√viś -> veśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- ārāgaḥ -
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ārāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khala -
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khala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√khal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prema -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- budbuda -
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budbuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]budbuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sannibham -
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sannibha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sannibha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sannibhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 222 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.