Sanskrit quote nr. 3572 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वे जवो वृषे धौर्यं मणौ कान्तिः क्षमा नृपे ।
हावभावौ च वेश्यायां गायके मधुरस्वरः ॥aśve javo vṛṣe dhauryaṃ maṇau kāntiḥ kṣamā nṛpe |
hāvabhāvau ca veśyāyāṃ gāyake madhurasvaraḥ ||
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.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व, aśvā, अश्वा): defined in 16 categories.
Java (जव): defined in 14 categories.
Vrisha (vrsa, vṛṣa, वृष, vṛṣā, वृषा): defined in 14 categories.
Dhaurya (धौर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (maṇa, मण): defined in 24 categories.
Mani (maṇi, मणि): defined in 26 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Hava (hāva, हाव): defined in 9 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Gayaka (gāyaka, गायक, gāyakā, गायका): defined in 9 categories.
Madhurasvara (मधुरस्वर): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy
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: “aśve javo vṛṣe dhauryaṃ maṇau kāntiḥ kṣamā nṛpe”
- aśve -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[locative single]aśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- javo* -
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javas (noun, neuter)[adverb]java (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛṣe -
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vṛṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vṛṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vṛṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhauryam -
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dhaurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- maṇau -
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maṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]maṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kāntiḥ -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṣamā* -
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kṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nṛpe -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “hāvabhāvau ca veśyāyāṃ gāyake madhurasvaraḥ”
- hāva -
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hāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- abhāvau -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veśyāyām -
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veśyā (noun, feminine)[locative single]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[locative single from √viś class 6 verb], [locative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[locative single from √viś class 1 verb], [locative single from √viś]
- gāyake -
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gāyaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]gāyaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gāyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madhurasvaraḥ -
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madhurasvara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 3572 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.