Sanskrit quote nr. 2347 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिसरणरसः कृशाङ्गयष्टेर् ।
अयमपरत्र न वीक्षितः श्रुतो वा ॥abhisaraṇarasaḥ kṛśāṅgayaṣṭer |
ayamaparatra na vīkṣitaḥ śruto vā ||
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.
Abhisarana (abhisaraṇa, अभिसरण): defined in 5 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Aparatra (अपरत्र): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vikshitri (viksitr, vīkṣitṛ, वीक्षितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vikshita (viksita, vīkṣita, वीक्षित): defined in 4 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), 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: “abhisaraṇarasaḥ kṛśāṅgayaṣṭer”
- abhisaraṇa -
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abhisaraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasaḥ -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse kṛśāṅgayaṣṭer
- Line 2: “ayamaparatra na vīkṣitaḥ śruto vā”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aparatra -
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aparatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīkṣitaḥ -
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vīkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vīkṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śruto* -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]śruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 2347 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.