Sanskrit quote nr. 3496 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशीतेनाम्भसा स्नानं पयःपानं वराः स्त्रियः ।
एतद्वो मानुषाः पथ्यं स्निग्धमुष्णं च भोजनम् ॥aśītenāmbhasā snānaṃ payaḥpānaṃ varāḥ striyaḥ |
etadvo mānuṣāḥ pathyaṃ snigdhamuṣṇaṃ ca bhojanam ||
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.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Snana (snāna, स्नान): defined in 15 categories.
Payahpana (payaḥpāna, पयःपान): defined in 1 categories.
Vara (वर, varā, वरा): defined in 23 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Manusha (manusa, mānuṣa, मानुष): defined in 12 categories.
Pathya (पथ्य): defined in 11 categories.
Snigdham (स्निग्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Ushnam (usnam, uṣṇam, उष्णम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhojana (भोजन): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of 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: “aśītenāmbhasā snānaṃ payaḥpānaṃ varāḥ striyaḥ”
- aśītenā -
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aśīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ambhasā -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- snānam -
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snāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- payaḥpānam -
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payaḥpāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varāḥ -
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vara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]varā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “etadvo mānuṣāḥ pathyaṃ snigdhamuṣṇaṃ ca bhojanam”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- mānuṣāḥ -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pathyam -
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pathya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pathya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pathyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- snigdham -
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snigdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]snigdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]snigdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- uṣṇam -
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uṣṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhojanam -
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bhojana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3496 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.