Sanskrit quote nr. 3910 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्माकं व्रतमेतदेव यदयं कुञ्जोदरे जागरः ।
शुश्रूषा मदनस्य वक्त्रमधुभिः संतर्पणीयोऽतिथिः ॥asmākaṃ vratametadeva yadayaṃ kuñjodare jāgaraḥ |
śuśrūṣā madanasya vaktramadhubhiḥ saṃtarpaṇīyo'tithiḥ ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kunja (kuñja, कुञ्ज): defined in 8 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Jagara (jāgara, जागर): defined in 9 categories.
Shushrusha (susrusa, śuśrūṣā, शुश्रूषा): defined in 8 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “asmākaṃ vratametadeva yadayaṃ kuñjodare jāgaraḥ”
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- vratam -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuñjo -
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kuñja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuñj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udare -
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udara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- jāgaraḥ -
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jāgara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śuśrūṣā madanasya vaktramadhubhiḥ saṃtarpaṇīyo'tithiḥ”
- śuśrūṣā* -
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śuśrūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- madanasya -
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madana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]madana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhubhiḥ -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- santarpaṇīyo' -
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santarpaṇīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atithiḥ -
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atithi (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 3910 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.