Sanskrit quote nr. 3795 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असोढा तत्कालोल्लसदसहभावस्य तपसः ।
कथानां विश्रम्भेष्वथ च रसिकः शैलदुहितुः ॥asoḍhā tatkālollasadasahabhāvasya tapasaḥ |
kathānāṃ viśrambheṣvatha ca rasikaḥ śailaduhituḥ ||
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.
Asodha (asoḍhā, असोढा): defined in 2 categories.
Tatkala (tatkāla, तत्काल, tatkālā, तत्काला): defined in 6 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asaha (असह): defined in 5 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Tapasa (तपस): defined in 10 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Vishrambha (visrambha, viśrambha, विश्रम्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rasika (रसिक): defined in 10 categories.
Shailaduhitri (sailaduhitr, śailaduhitṛ, शैलदुहितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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: “asoḍhā tatkālollasadasahabhāvasya tapasaḥ”
- asoḍhā -
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asoḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tatkālo -
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tatkāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatkāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tatkālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ullasad -
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ullasat (noun, masculine)[compound]ullasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- asaha -
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asaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvasya -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- tapasaḥ -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tapas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kathānāṃ viśrambheṣvatha ca rasikaḥ śailaduhituḥ”
- kathānām -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- viśrambheṣva -
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viśrambha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasikaḥ -
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rasika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śailaduhituḥ -
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śailaduhitṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 3795 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.