Sanskrit quote nr. 3117 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलब्धदुग्धादिरसो रसावहं ।
तदुद्भवो निम्बरसं कृमिर्यथा ॥alabdhadugdhādiraso rasāvahaṃ |
tadudbhavo nimbarasaṃ kṛmiryathā ||
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.
Alabdha (अलब्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Dugdha (दुग्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Iras (इरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Rasavaha (rasāvaha, रसावह): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Udbhava (उद्भव): defined in 13 categories.
Nimba (निम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Krimi (krmi, kṛmi, कृमि): defined in 13 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “alabdhadugdhādiraso rasāvahaṃ”
- alabdha -
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alabdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alabdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√labh (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- dugdhād -
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dugdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dugdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iraso* -
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iras (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rasāvaham -
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rasāvaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rasāvaha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rasāvahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tadudbhavo nimbarasaṃ kṛmiryathā”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- udbhavo* -
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udbhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nimba -
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nimba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasam -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛmir -
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kṛmi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kṛmi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (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 3117 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.