Sanskrit quote nr. 3537 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अश्रुभिः पाद्यमाकल्प्य प्रणीय हृदयासनम् ।
उपेते दयिते कान्ता परिष्वङ्गमुपानयत् ॥

aśrubhiḥ pādyamākalpya praṇīya hṛdayāsanam |
upete dayite kāntā pariṣvaṅgamupānayat ||

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.

Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Padya (pādya, पाद्य): defined in 10 categories.
Kalpya (कल्प्य): defined in 1 categories.
Praniya (praṇīya, प्रणीय): defined in 1 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Asana (असन): defined in 23 categories.
Upeta (उपेत, upetā, उपेता): defined in 9 categories.
Upeti (उपेति): defined in 2 categories.
Dayita (दयित, dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Parishvanga (parisvanga, pariṣvaṅga, परिष्वङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “aśrubhiḥ pādyamākalpya praṇīya hṛdayāsanam
  • aśrubhiḥ -
  • aśru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pādyam -
  • pādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad]
    pad -> pādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pad], [accusative single from √pad]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalpya -
  • kalpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kḷp]
  • praṇīya -
  • praṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayā -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “upete dayite kāntā pariṣvaṅgamupānayat
  • upete -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upeti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dayite -
  • dayita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dayita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dayitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāntā -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • pariṣvaṅgam -
  • pariṣvaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anayat -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third 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 3537 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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