Sanskrit quote nr. 2414 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्रच्छाया तृणादग्निः खलप्रीतिः स्थले जलम् ।
वेश्यारागः कुमित्रं च षडेते बुद्बुदोपमाः ॥abhracchāyā tṛṇādagniḥ khalaprītiḥ sthale jalam |
veśyārāgaḥ kumitraṃ ca ṣaḍete budbudopamāḥ ||
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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.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Khalapriti (khalaprīti, खलप्रीति): defined in 1 categories.
Sthala (स्थल): defined in 12 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.
Kumitra (कुमित्र): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Budbuda (बुद्बुद, budbudā, बुद्बुदा): defined in 11 categories.
Upama (उपम, upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “abhracchāyā tṛṇādagniḥ khalaprītiḥ sthale jalam”
- Cannot analyse abhracchāyā*tṛ
- tṛṇād -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- agniḥ -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalaprītiḥ -
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khalaprīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sthale -
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sthala (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√sthal (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 kumitraṃ ca ṣaḍete budbudopamāḥ”
- 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]
- kumitram -
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kumitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaḍ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- budbudo -
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budbuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]budbuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]budbudā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upamāḥ -
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upama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 2414 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.