Sanskrit quote nr. 2776 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयि सरसिज सायं संनिधानं त्वदीयं ।
भ्रमर उपगतोऽयं चूतमालां विहाय ॥ayi sarasija sāyaṃ saṃnidhānaṃ tvadīyaṃ |
bhramara upagato'yaṃ cūtamālāṃ vihāya ||
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.
Sarasija (सरसिज): defined in 4 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Samnidhana (saṃnidhāna, संनिधान): defined in 1 categories.
Tvadiya (tvadīya, त्वदीय): defined in 4 categories.
Bhramara (भ्रमर): defined in 15 categories.
Upagata (उपगत): defined in 7 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Cuta (cūta, चूत): defined in 11 categories.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
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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 sarasija sāyaṃ saṃnidhānaṃ tvadīyaṃ”
- 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]
- sarasija -
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sarasija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarasija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
- saṃnidhānam -
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saṃnidhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvadīyam -
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tvadīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tvadīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tvadīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “bhramara upagato'yaṃ cūtamālāṃ vihāya”
- bhramara* -
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bhramara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- upagato' -
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upagata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cūtam -
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cūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ālā -
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āla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 2776 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.