Sanskrit quote nr. 2272 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिनवं गलितांशुकदर्शितं ।
दधति यत्स्तनयोरुपरिस्थितम् ॥abhinavaṃ galitāṃśukadarśitaṃ |
dadhati yatstanayoruparisthitam ||
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.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Galita (galitā, गलिता): defined in 8 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Darshita (darsita, darśita, दर्शित): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Uparisthita (उपरिस्थित): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “abhinavaṃ galitāṃśukadarśitaṃ”
- abhinavam -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhinavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- galitāṃ -
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galitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śuka -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darśitam -
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darśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]darśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]darśitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
- Line 2: “dadhati yatstanayoruparisthitam”
- 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]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- stanayor -
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stana (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- uparisthitam -
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uparisthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uparisthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uparisthitā (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 2272 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.