Sanskrit quote nr. 4026 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्वाध्यायः पिकानां मदनमखसमारम्भणस्याधिमासो ।
निद्राया जन्मलग्नं किमपि मधुलिहां कोऽपि दुर्भिक्षकालः ॥asvādhyāyaḥ pikānāṃ madanamakhasamārambhaṇasyādhimāso |
nidrāyā janmalagnaṃ kimapi madhulihāṃ ko'pi durbhikṣakālaḥ ||
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.
Asvadhyaya (asvādhyāya, अस्वाध्याय): defined in 2 categories.
Pika (पिक): defined in 9 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Khasama (खसम): defined in 3 categories.
Arambhana (ārambhaṇa, आरम्भण): defined in 3 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Janmalagna (जन्मलग्न): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Madhulih (मधुलिह्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhuliha (madhulihā, मधुलिहा): defined in 1 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Durbhiksha (durbhiksa, durbhikṣa, दुर्भिक्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “asvādhyāyaḥ pikānāṃ madanamakhasamārambhaṇasyādhimāso”
- asvādhyāyaḥ -
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asvādhyāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pikānām -
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pika (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- madanam -
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madana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khasamā -
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khasama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ārambhaṇasyā -
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ārambhaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- adhim -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]adhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aso -
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asu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “nidrāyā janmalagnaṃ kimapi madhulihāṃ ko'pi durbhikṣakālaḥ”
- nidrāyā* -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- janmalagnam -
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janmalagna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- madhulihām -
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madhulih (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]madhulih (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]madhulihā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- durbhikṣa -
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durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (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 4026 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.