Sanskrit quote nr. 2815 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अये वारां राशे कुलिशकरकोपप्रतिभयाद् ।
अयं पक्षप्रेम्णा गिरिपतिसुतस्त्वामुपगतः ॥

aye vārāṃ rāśe kuliśakarakopapratibhayād |
ayaṃ pakṣapremṇā giripatisutastvāmupagataḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (vārā, वारा): defined in 23 categories.
Rashi (rasi, rāśi, राशि): defined in 18 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष): defined in 19 categories.
Premna (premṇā, प्रेम्णा): defined in 1 categories.
Suta (सुत): defined in 18 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Upagata (उपगत): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (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: “aye vārāṃ rāśe kuliśakarakopapratibhayād
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vārām -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vārā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāśe -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kuliśakarakopapratibhayād
  • Line 2: “ayaṃ pakṣapremṇā giripatisutastvāmupagataḥ
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pakṣa -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • premṇā -
  • premṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    preman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    preman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • giripati -
  • giripati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sutas -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • upagataḥ -
  • upagata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2815 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.

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