Sanskrit quote nr. 3499 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अशुचितानिलयं प्रलयं श्रियाम् ।
अयशसां विभवं प्रभवं रुजाम् ॥

aśucitānilayaṃ pralayaṃ śriyām |
ayaśasāṃ vibhavaṃ prabhavaṃ rujām ||

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.

Ashucita (asucita, aśucitā, अशुचिता): defined in 3 categories.
Anilaya (अनिलय): defined in 1 categories.
Pralaya (प्रलय): defined in 12 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Ayashas (ayasas, ayaśas, अयशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Prabhava (प्रभव): defined in 17 categories.
Ruja (rujā, रुजा): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali

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: “aśucitānilayaṃ pralayaṃ śriyām
  • aśucitā -
  • aśucitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anilayam -
  • anilaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anilaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anilayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pralayam -
  • pralaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śriyām -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ayaśasāṃ vibhavaṃ prabhavaṃ rujām
  • ayaśasām -
  • ayaśas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ayaśas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ayaśasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vibhavam -
  • vibhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabhavam -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rujām -
  • rujā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

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 3499 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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