Sanskrit quote nr. 3246 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवधूयारिभिर्नीता हरिणैस्तुल्यवृत्तिताम् ।
अन्योन्यस्यापि जिह्रीमः किं पुनः सहवासिनाम् ॥avadhūyāribhirnītā hariṇaistulyavṛttitām |
anyonyasyāpi jihrīmaḥ kiṃ punaḥ sahavāsinām ||
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.
Avadhuya (avadhūya, अवधूय): defined in 2 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत, nītā, नीता): defined in 8 categories.
Harina (hariṇa, हरिण): defined in 16 categories.
Tulyavritti (tulyavrtti, tulyavṛtti, तुल्यवृत्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Sahavasin (sahavāsin, सहवासिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “avadhūyāribhirnītā hariṇaistulyavṛttitām”
- avadhūyā -
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avadhūya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aribhir -
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ari (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ari (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]ari (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]arin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nītā* -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nī class 1 verb]
- hariṇais -
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hariṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]hariṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tulyavṛtti -
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tulyavṛtti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tulyavṛtti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tulyavṛtti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “anyonyasyāpi jihrīmaḥ kiṃ punaḥ sahavāsinām”
- anyonyasyā -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jihrīmaḥ -
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√hrī (verb class 3)[present active first plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sahavāsinām -
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sahavāsin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sahavāsin (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 3246 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.