Sanskrit quote nr. 2757 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयि मदन न दग्धस्त्वं किमीशेन कोपात् ।
किमुत रतिवियोगे नान्वभूर्मूर्ख दुःखम् ॥ayi madana na dagdhastvaṃ kimīśena kopāt |
kimuta rativiyoge nānvabhūrmūrkha duḥkham ||
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.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dagdhri (dagdhr, dagdhṛ, दग्धृ): defined in 1 categories.
Dagdha (दग्ध): defined in 12 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 15 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Nanu (nānū, नानू): defined in 8 categories.
Abhu (abhū, अभू): defined in 1 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “ayi madana na dagdhastvaṃ kimīśena kopāt”
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- madana -
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madana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dagdhas -
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dagdhṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dagdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- īśena -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]īśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kopāt -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “kimuta rativiyoge nānvabhūrmūrkha duḥkham”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- viyoge -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nānva -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- abhūr -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- mūrkha -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2757 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.