Sanskrit quote nr. 4023 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्रस्रोतस्तरङ्गभ्रमिषु तरलिता मांसपङ्के लुठन्तः ।
स्थूलास्थिग्रन्थिभङ्गैर्धवलबिसलताग्रासमाकल्पयन्तः ॥asrasrotastaraṅgabhramiṣu taralitā māṃsapaṅke luṭhantaḥ |
sthūlāsthigranthibhaṅgairdhavalabisalatāgrāsamākalpayantaḥ ||
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.
Asra (अस्र): defined in 9 categories.
Srotas (स्रोतस्): defined in 5 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Bhramin (भ्रमिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Taralita (तरलित, taralitā, तरलिता): defined in 2 categories.
Mamsa (māṃsa, मांस): defined in 18 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Luthat (luṭhat, लुठत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sthula (sthūla, स्थूल, sthūlā, स्थूला): defined in 15 categories.
Asthi (अस्थि): defined in 17 categories.
Granthin (ग्रन्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Dhavala (धवल): defined in 16 categories.
Bisalata (bisalatā, बिसलता): defined in 1 categories.
Grasa (grāsa, ग्रास): defined in 11 categories.
Akalpa (ākalpa, आकल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yantri (yantr, yantṛ, यन्तृ): defined in 6 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: “asrasrotastaraṅgabhramiṣu taralitā māṃsapaṅke luṭhantaḥ”
- asra -
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asra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- srotas -
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srotas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]srota (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taraṅga -
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taraṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramiṣu -
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bhrami (noun, feminine)[locative plural]bhrami (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhrami (noun, neuter)[locative plural]bhramin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhramin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- taralitā* -
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taralita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]taralitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māṃsa -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅke -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[locative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- luṭhantaḥ -
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luṭhat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√luṭh -> luṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “sthūlāsthigranthibhaṅgairdhavalabisalatāgrāsamākalpayantaḥ”
- sthūlā -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sthūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asthi -
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asthi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- granthi -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhaṅgair -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhaṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dhavala -
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dhavala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhavala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bisalatā -
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bisalatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- grāsam -
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grāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākalpa -
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ākalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantaḥ -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yantṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 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 4023 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.