Sanskrit quote nr. 3806 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असौ रसौचित्यगुणोज्ज्वलोऽपि ।
गुम्फो न काव्यव्यपदेशयोग्यः ॥asau rasaucityaguṇojjvalo'pi |
gumpho na kāvyavyapadeśayogyaḥ ||
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.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Aucitya (औचित्य): defined in 5 categories.
Gunojjvala (guṇojjvala, गुणोज्ज्वल): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gumpha (गुम्फ): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avyapadesha (avyapadesa, avyapadeśa, अव्यपदेश): defined in 1 categories.
Yogya (योग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Kavya (poetry)
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: “asau rasaucityaguṇojjvalo'pi”
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- rasau -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aucitya -
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aucitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇojjvalo' -
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guṇojjvala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “gumpho na kāvyavyapadeśayogyaḥ”
- gumpho* -
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gumpha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāvya -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- avyapadeśa -
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avyapadeśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yogyaḥ -
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yogya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
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 3806 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.