Sanskrit quote nr. 3451 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अव्यापाररता वसन्तसमये ग्रीष्मे व्यवायप्रियाः ।
सक्ताः प्रमृषि पल्वलाम्भसि नवे कूपोदकद्वेषिणः ॥avyāpāraratā vasantasamaye grīṣme vyavāyapriyāḥ |
saktāḥ pramṛṣi palvalāmbhasi nave kūpodakadveṣiṇaḥ ||
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.
Avyapara (avyāpāra, अव्यापार): defined in 3 categories.
Rata (रत, ratā, रता): defined in 15 categories.
Vasantasamaya (वसन्तसमय): defined in 1 categories.
Grishma (grisma, grīṣma, ग्रीष्म, grīṣmā, ग्रीष्मा): defined in 11 categories.
Vyavaya (vyavāya, व्यवाय): defined in 6 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Pram (प्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Palvala (पल्वल): defined in 2 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Nava (नव, navā, नवा): defined in 16 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kupodaka (kūpodaka, कूपोदक): defined in 2 categories.
Dveshin (dvesin, dveṣin, द्वेषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit
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: “avyāpāraratā vasantasamaye grīṣme vyavāyapriyāḥ”
- avyāpāra -
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avyāpāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratā* -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
- vasantasamaye -
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vasantasamaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- grīṣme -
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grīṣma (noun, masculine)[locative single]grīṣmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vyavāya -
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vyavāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyavāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyāḥ -
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prī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “saktāḥ pramṛṣi palvalāmbhasi nave kūpodakadveṣiṇaḥ”
- saktāḥ -
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sakta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb]√sag -> saktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sag class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb]√saj -> saktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> saktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
- pram -
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pram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛṣi -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- palvalā -
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palvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambhasi -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nave -
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nava (noun, masculine)[locative single]nava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]navā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nu (noun, masculine)[dative single]√nu (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kūpodaka -
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kūpodaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dveṣiṇaḥ -
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dveṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dveṣin (noun, neuter)[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 3451 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.