Sanskrit quote nr. 2845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरसापि हि वाग् भाति प्रोक्तावसर एव हि ।
सर्वचित्तप्रमोदाय गालिदानं करग्रहे ॥arasāpi hi vāg bhāti proktāvasara eva hi |
sarvacittapramodāya gālidānaṃ karagrahe ||
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.
Arasa (अरस, arasā, अरसा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Acitta (अचित्त): defined in 4 categories.
Pramoda (प्रमोद): defined in 14 categories.
Galidana (gālidāna, गालिदान): defined in 2 categories.
Karagraha (करग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “arasāpi hi vāg bhāti proktāvasara eva hi”
- arasā -
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arasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]arasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vāg -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- proktāva -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asara* -
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√sṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “sarvacittapramodāya gālidānaṃ karagrahe”
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- acitta -
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acitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cit (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- pramodāya -
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pramoda (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- gālidānam -
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gālidāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karagrahe -
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karagraha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
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 2845 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.