Sanskrit quote nr. 2873 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरुणरागनिषेधिभिरंशुकैः ।
श्रवणलब्धपदैश्च यवाङ्कुरैः ॥aruṇarāganiṣedhibhiraṃśukaiḥ |
śravaṇalabdhapadaiśca yavāṅkuraiḥ ||
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.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण): defined in 17 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Nishedhin (nisedhin, niṣedhin, निषेधिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Amshuka (amsuka, aṃśuka, अंशुक): defined in 5 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yavankura (yavāṅkura, यवाङ्कुर): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil
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: “aruṇarāganiṣedhibhiraṃśukaiḥ”
- aruṇa -
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aruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāga -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣedhibhir -
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niṣedhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niṣedhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- aṃśukaiḥ -
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aṃśuka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “śravaṇalabdhapadaiśca yavāṅkuraiḥ”
- śravaṇa -
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śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- labdha -
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labdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]labdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- padaiś -
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pada (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yavāṅkuraiḥ -
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yavāṅkura (noun, masculine)[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 2873 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.