Sanskrit quote nr. 2773 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयि सखि परिदोषो जायते चुम्बने किं ।
किमु कुचपरिरम्भे किं रते ब्रूहि तथ्यम् ॥ayi sakhi paridoṣo jāyate cumbane kiṃ |
kimu kucaparirambhe kiṃ rate brūhi tathyam ||
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.
Parida (paridā, परिदा): defined in 3 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Cumbana (चुम्बन): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Parirambha (परिरम्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Rata (रत, ratā, रता): defined in 15 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Tathya (तथ्य): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “ayi sakhi paridoṣo jāyate cumbane kiṃ”
- 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]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- parido -
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paridā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣo* -
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uṣas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]uṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]uṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- cumbane -
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cumbana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kimu kucaparirambhe kiṃ rate brūhi tathyam”
- Cannot analyse kimu*ku
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- parirambhe -
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parirambha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- rate -
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rata (noun, masculine)[locative single]rata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb]
- brūhi -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- tathyam -
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tathya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tathya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tathyā (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 2773 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.