Sanskrit quote nr. 3275 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवलोक्य स्तनौ वध्वा गुञ्जाफलविभूषितौ ।
निःश्वस्य रोदिति क्लिष्टा कुतो व्याधकटुम्बिनी ॥avalokya stanau vadhvā guñjāphalavibhūṣitau |
niḥśvasya roditi kliṣṭā kuto vyādhakaṭumbinī ||
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.
Avalokya (अवलोक्य): defined in 3 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Gunja (guñja, गुञ्ज, guñjā, गुञ्जा): defined in 14 categories.
Aphala (अफल): defined in 7 categories.
Nihshvasya (nihsvasya, niḥśvasya, निःश्वस्य): defined in 2 categories.
Klishta (klista, kliṣṭā, क्लिष्टा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “avalokya stanau vadhvā guñjāphalavibhūṣitau”
- avalokya -
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avalokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avalokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√avalok -> avalokya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avalok]√avalok -> avalokya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avalok]
- stanau -
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stana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vadhvā* -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vadhū (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- guñjā -
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guñja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guñjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√guñj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aphala -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhūṣitau -
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vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “niḥśvasya roditi kliṣṭā kuto vyādhakaṭumbinī”
- niḥśvasya -
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niḥśvasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- roditi -
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√rud (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kliṣṭā -
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kliṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kliś -> kliṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
- kuto* -
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- Cannot analyse vyādhakaṭumbinī
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 3275 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.