Sanskrit quote nr. 3757 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असितखुरचतुष्कः श्यामलग्रन्थिपादः ।
स्रवति करसमीपे मूत्रधारां सवेगाम् ॥asitakhuracatuṣkaḥ śyāmalagranthipādaḥ |
sravati karasamīpe mūtradhārāṃ savegām ||
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.
Asita (असित): defined in 15 categories.
Khura (खुर): defined in 10 categories.
Catushka (catuska, catuṣka, चतुष्क): defined in 8 categories.
Shyamala (syamala, śyāmala, श्यामल): defined in 9 categories.
Granthin (ग्रन्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Sravat (स्रवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Samipa (samīpa, समीप, samīpā, समीपा): defined in 8 categories.
Mutra (mūtra, मूत्र): defined in 11 categories.
Dhara (dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Savega (savegā, सवेगा): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “asitakhuracatuṣkaḥ śyāmalagranthipādaḥ”
- asita -
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asita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khura -
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khura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√khur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- catuṣkaḥ -
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catuṣka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śyāmala -
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śyāmala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śyāmala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- granthi -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pādaḥ -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sravati karasamīpe mūtradhārāṃ savegām”
- sravati -
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sravat (noun, feminine)[locative single]sravat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sravat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sru -> sravat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru -> sravat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- samīpe -
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samīpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]samīpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samīpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mūtra -
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mūtra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhārām -
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dhārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- savegām -
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savegā (noun, feminine)[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 3757 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.