Sanskrit quote nr. 3187 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलौल्यमारोग्यमनिष्ठुरत्वं ।
गन्धः शुभो मूत्रपुरीषमल्पम् ॥alaulyamārogyamaniṣṭhuratvaṃ |
gandhaḥ śubho mūtrapurīṣamalpam ||
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.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alu (अलु): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Amara (amāra, अमार): defined in 21 categories.
Ama (अम): defined in 12 categories.
Nishthuratva (nisthuratva, niṣṭhuratva, निष्ठुरत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Mutrapurisha (mutrapurisa, mūtrapurīṣa, मूत्रपुरीष): defined in 3 categories.
Alpam (अल्पम्): defined in 2 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “alaulyamārogyamaniṣṭhuratvaṃ”
- alau -
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ali (noun, masculine)[locative single]alu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- lya -
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li (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]lī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- amāro -
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amāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gya -
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gī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ama -
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ama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣṭhuratvam -
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niṣṭhuratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “gandhaḥ śubho mūtrapurīṣamalpam”
- gandhaḥ -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śubho* -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śubh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- mūtrapurīṣam -
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mūtrapurīṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- alpam -
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alpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[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 3187 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.