Sanskrit quote nr. 3380 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविरलपरिवाहैरश्रुणः सारणीनां ।
स्मरदहनशिखोष्णश्वासपूरैश्च तस्याः ॥aviralaparivāhairaśruṇaḥ sāraṇīnāṃ |
smaradahanaśikhoṣṇaśvāsapūraiśca tasyāḥ ||
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.
Avirala (अविरल): defined in 6 categories.
Parivaha (parivāha, परिवाह): defined in 4 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Sarani (sāraṇi, सारणि, sāraṇī, सारणी): defined in 10 categories.
Smaradahana (स्मरदहन): defined in 1 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikha, शिख, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास): defined in 17 categories.
Pura (pūra, पूर): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “aviralaparivāhairaśruṇaḥ sāraṇīnāṃ”
- avirala -
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avirala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avirala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parivāhair -
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parivāha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- aśruṇaḥ -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sāraṇīnām -
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sāraṇi (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]sāraṇī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “smaradahanaśikhoṣṇaśvāsapūraiśca tasyāḥ”
- smaradahana -
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smaradahana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikho -
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śikha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṇa -
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uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śvāsa -
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śvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūraiś -
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pūra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pūra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
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 3380 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.