Sanskrit quote nr. 2774 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयि सखि मम प्राणाधीशो गतो विषयान्तरं ।
कुसुमविशिखस्तस्मादुच्चैर्दुनोति तनुं शरैः ॥ayi sakhi mama prāṇādhīśo gato viṣayāntaraṃ |
kusumaviśikhastasmāduccairdunoti tanuṃ śaraiḥ ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण, prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 4 categories.
Adhisha (adhisa, adhīśa, अधीश): defined in 6 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Vishayanta (visayanta, viṣayānta, विषयान्त): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Vishikha (visikha, viśikha, विशिख): defined in 9 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “ayi sakhi mama prāṇādhīśo gato viṣayāntaraṃ”
- 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]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- prāṇā -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adhīśo* -
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adhīśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gato* -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣayānta -
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viṣayānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kusumaviśikhastasmāduccairdunoti tanuṃ śaraiḥ”
- kusuma -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśikhas -
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viśikha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- uccair -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dunoti -
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√du (verb class 5)[present active third single]√dū (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- tanum -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śaraiḥ -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 2774 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.