Sanskrit quote nr. 3372 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अविरतरतलीलायासजातश्रमाणाम् ।
उपशममुपयान्तं निःसहेऽङ्गेऽङ्गनानाम् ॥

avirataratalīlāyāsajātaśramāṇām |
upaśamamupayāntaṃ niḥsahe'ṅge'ṅganānām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Avirata (अविरत): defined in 6 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Ayasa (āyāsa, आयास): defined in 13 categories.
Jatashrama (jatasrama, jātaśrama, जातश्रम, jātaśramā, जातश्रमा): defined in 1 categories.
Upashama (upasama, upaśama, उपशम): defined in 7 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Nihsaha (niḥsaha, निःसह, niḥsahā, निःसहा): defined in 2 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Angana (aṅgana, अङ्गन, aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shaiva philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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: “avirataratalīlāyāsajātaśramāṇām
  • avirata -
  • avirata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avirata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • līlā -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyāsa -
  • āyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātaśramāṇām -
  • jātaśrama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jātaśrama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jātaśramā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “upaśamamupayāntaṃ niḥsahe'ṅge'ṅganānām
  • upaśamam -
  • upaśama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāntam -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • niḥsahe' -
  • niḥsaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niḥsaha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    niḥsahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṅge' -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aṅganānām -
  • aṅgana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    aṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 3372 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.

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