Sanskrit quote nr. 2670 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं स भुवनत्रयप्रथितसंयमः शंकरो ।
बिभर्ति वपुषाधुना विरहकातरः कामिनीम् ॥ayaṃ sa bhuvanatrayaprathitasaṃyamaḥ śaṃkaro |
bibharti vapuṣādhunā virahakātaraḥ kāminīm ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuvanatraya (भुवनत्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Prathita (प्रथित): defined in 6 categories.
Samyama (saṃyama, संयम): defined in 15 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅka, शङ्क): defined in 13 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapusha (vapusa, vapuṣa, वपुष, vapuṣā, वपुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर): defined in 8 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ayaṃ sa bhuvanatrayaprathitasaṃyamaḥ śaṃkaro”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhuvanatraya -
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bhuvanatraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prathita -
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prathita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prathita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[compound from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[compound from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]
- saṃyamaḥ -
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saṃyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaṅka -
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śaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ro -
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ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “bibharti vapuṣādhunā virahakātaraḥ kāminīm”
- bibharti -
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√bhṛ (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- vapuṣā -
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vapuṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vapuṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vapuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapus (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vapus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adhunā* -
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√dhū (verb class 9)[imperfect active second single]
- viraha -
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viraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kātaraḥ -
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kātara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāminīm -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 2670 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.