Sanskrit quote nr. 3164 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलसैर्मदेन सुदृशः शरीरकैः ।
स्वगृहान् प्रति प्रतिययुः शनैः शनैः ॥alasairmadena sudṛśaḥ śarīrakaiḥ |
svagṛhān prati pratiyayuḥ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ ||
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.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Sudrish (sudrs, sudṛś, सुदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Shariraka (sariraka, śarīraka, शरीरक): defined in 4 categories.
Svagriha (svagrha, svagṛha, स्वगृह): defined in 4 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Yayu (ययु): defined in 4 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “alasairmadena sudṛśaḥ śarīrakaiḥ”
- alasair -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]alasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- madena -
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mada (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mada (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sudṛśaḥ -
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sudṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sudṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śarīrakaiḥ -
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śarīraka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śarīraka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “svagṛhān prati pratiyayuḥ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ”
- svagṛhān -
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svagṛha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yayuḥ -
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yayu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
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 3164 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.