Sanskrit quote nr. 364 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अच्छिद्रमस्तु हृदयं परिपूर्णमस्तु मौखर्यमस्तमितमस्तु गुरुत्वमस्तु ।
कृष्णप्रिये सखि दिशामि सदाशिषस्ते यद्वासरे मुरलि मे करुणां करोषि ॥

acchidramastu hṛdayaṃ paripūrṇamastu maukharyamastamitamastu gurutvamastu |
kṛṣṇapriye sakhi diśāmi sadāśiṣaste yadvāsare murali me karuṇāṃ karoṣi ||

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.

Acchidra (अच्छिद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Paripurna (paripūrṇa, परिपूर्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Maukharya (मौखर्य): defined in 3 categories.
Astamita (अस्तमित): defined in 2 categories.
Gurutva (गुरुत्व): defined in 12 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Sadashis (sadasis, sadāśis, सदाशिस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yadva (yadvā, यद्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Yadvan (यद्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sara (सर, sarā, सरा): defined in 29 categories.
Murali (muralī, मुरली): defined in 8 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Karuna (karuṇā, करुणा): defined in 19 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, India history, Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “acchidramastu hṛdayaṃ paripūrṇamastu maukharyamastamitamastu gurutvamastu
  • acchidram -
  • acchidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acchidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acchidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astu -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paripūrṇam -
  • paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paripūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astu -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • maukharyam -
  • maukharya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maukharyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astamitam -
  • astamita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    astamita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    astamitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astu -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • gurutvam -
  • gurutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • astu -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṇapriye sakhi diśāmi sadāśiṣaste yadvāsare murali me karuṇāṃ karoṣi
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priye -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 9)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
    pṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • sakhi -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • diśāmi -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • sadāśiṣas -
  • sadāśis (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yadvā -
  • yadvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yadvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sare -
  • sara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • murali -
  • muralī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • karuṇām -
  • karuṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karoṣi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active second 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 364 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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