Sanskrit quote nr. 297 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गानि मे दहतु कान्तवियोगवह्निः सम्रक्षतु प्रियतमं हृदि वर्ततेऽसौ ।
इत्याशया शशिमुखी जलदश्रुवारि- धाराभिरुष्णमभिषिञ्चति हृत्प्रदेशम् ॥aṅgāni me dahatu kāntaviyogavahniḥ samrakṣatu priyatamaṃ hṛdi vartate'sau |
ityāśayā śaśimukhī jaladaśruvāri- dhārābhiruṣṇamabhiṣiñcati hṛtpradeśam ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Shashimukhi (sasimukhi, śaśimukhī, शशिमुखी): defined in 2 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Pradesha (pradesa, pradeśa, प्रदेश): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy
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: “aṅgāni me dahatu kāntaviyogavahniḥ samrakṣatu priyatamaṃ hṛdi vartate'sau”
- aṅgāni -
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aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dahatu -
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√dah (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- viyoga -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahniḥ -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- rakṣatu -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- priyatamam -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyatamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vartate' -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ityāśayā śaśimukhī jaladaśruvāri- dhārābhiruṣṇamabhiṣiñcati hṛtpradeśam”
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- āśayā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- śaśimukhī -
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śaśimukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- jalad -
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√jal -> jalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jal class 1 verb]
- aśru -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāri -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vār (noun, masculine)[locative single]vār (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse dhārābhiruṣṇamabhiṣiñcati*hṛ
- hṛt -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pradeśam -
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pradeśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 297 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.