Sanskrit quote nr. 2479 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमीभिराकण्ठमभोजि तद्गृहे ।
तुषारधारामृदितेव शकरा ॥amībhirākaṇṭhamabhoji tadgṛhe |
tuṣāradhārāmṛditeva śakarā ||
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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Akantham (ākaṇṭham, आकण्ठम्): defined in 1 categories.
Abhojin (अभोजिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 2 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Tushara (tusara, tuṣāra, तुषार): defined in 14 categories.
Dhara (dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Dita (दित, ditā, दिता): defined in 3 categories.
Diti (दिति): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Shaka (saka, śaka, शक): defined in 22 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “amībhirākaṇṭhamabhoji tadgṛhe”
- amībhir -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ākaṇṭham -
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ākaṇṭham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhoji -
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abhojin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhojin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “tuṣāradhārāmṛditeva śakarā”
- tuṣāra -
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tuṣāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuṣāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhārām -
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dhārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dite -
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dita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]diti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]diti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śaka -
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śaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 2479 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.