Sanskrit quote nr. 3981 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याः पीनस्तनव्याप्ते हृदयेऽस्मासु निर्दये ।
अवकाशलवोऽप्यस्ति नात्र कुत्र बिभर्तु नः ॥asyāḥ pīnastanavyāpte hṛdaye'smāsu nirdaye |
avakāśalavo'pyasti nātra kutra bibhartu naḥ ||
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, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pinastana (pīnastana, पीनस्तन): defined in 2 categories.
Vyapta (vyāpta, व्याप्त, vyāptā, व्याप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Vyapti (vyāpti, व्याप्ति): defined in 8 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nirdaya (निर्दय, nirdayā, निर्दया): defined in 8 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Kutra (कुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “asyāḥ pīnastanavyāpte hṛdaye'smāsu nirdaye”
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pīnastana -
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pīnastana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāpte -
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vyāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vyāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vyāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- hṛdaye' -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asmāsu -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[locative plural]
- nirdaye -
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nirdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “avakāśalavo'pyasti nātra kutra bibhartu naḥ”
- avakāśa -
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avakāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lavo' -
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lava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kutra -
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kutra (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bibhartu -
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√bhṛ (verb class 3)[imperative active third single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
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 3981 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.