Sanskrit quote nr. 2490 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमी समुद्धूतसरोजरेणुना ।
हृता हृतासारकणेन वायुना ॥amī samuddhūtasarojareṇunā |
hṛtā hṛtāsārakaṇena vāyunā ||
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.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Samuddhuta (samuddhūta, समुद्धूत): defined in 1 categories.
Saroja (सरोज): defined in 7 categories.
Renu (reṇu, रेणु): defined in 13 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत, hṛtā, हृता): defined in 6 categories.
Saraka (sāraka, सारक): defined in 7 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “amī samuddhūtasarojareṇunā”
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- samuddhūta -
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samuddhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samuddhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saroja -
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saroja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saroja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- reṇunā -
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reṇu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “hṛtā hṛtāsārakaṇena vāyunā”
- hṛtā* -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- hṛtā -
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hṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- sāraka -
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sāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇena -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vāyunā -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāyu (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 2490 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.