Sanskrit quote nr. 3951 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मिन् वर्षमहे न वर्तत इदं यत्कामदेवोत्सवे ।
स्थेयं पुत्रि निरन्नया तदधुना किंचिन् मुखे दीयताम् ॥asmin varṣamahe na vartata idaṃ yatkāmadevotsave |
stheyaṃ putri nirannayā tadadhunā kiṃcin mukhe dīyatām ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Varsha (varsa, varṣa, वर्ष): defined in 17 categories.
Ahe (अहे): defined in 5 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ahi (अहि): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yatkama (yatkāma, यत्काम): defined in 1 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Devan (देवन्): defined in 1 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Stheya (स्थेय): defined in 3 categories.
Putri (putrī, पुत्री): defined in 8 categories.
Putrin (पुत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Niranna (nirannā, निरन्ना): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “asmin varṣamahe na vartata idaṃ yatkāmadevotsave”
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- varṣam -
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varṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahe -
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ahe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ahi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vartata* -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yatkāma -
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yatkāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatkāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- devo -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utsave -
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utsava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “stheyaṃ putri nirannayā tadadhunā kiṃcin mukhe dīyatām”
- stheyam -
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stheya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]stheya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]stheyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> stheya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> stheya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- putri -
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putrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]putrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]putrin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nirannayā -
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nirannā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kiñcin -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dīyatām -
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√dā (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√dai (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√de (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√dī (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√dī (verb class 4)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third 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 3951 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.