Sanskrit quote nr. 410 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अजैडकासूकरविड्विडङ्ग- किण्वोपचारेण च बीजपूरः ।
भूयोश्वमूत्राविलवारिसिक्तः फलानि धत्ते सुबहूनि शश्वत् ॥

ajaiḍakāsūkaraviḍviḍaṅga- kiṇvopacāreṇa ca bījapūraḥ |
bhūyośvamūtrāvilavārisiktaḥ phalāni dhatte subahūni śaśvat ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ajaidaka (ajaiḍaka, अजैडक): defined in 2 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Vid (viḍ, विड्): defined in 2 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्, viś, विश्): defined in 8 categories.
Vidanga (viḍaṅga, विडङ्ग): defined in 8 categories.
Kinva (kiṇva, किण्व): defined in 4 categories.
Upacara (upacāra, उपचार): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bijapura (bījapūra, बीजपूर): defined in 9 categories.
Mutra (mūtra, मूत्र): defined in 11 categories.
Avila (āvila, आविल): defined in 9 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Sikta (सिक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Subahu (सुबहु): defined in 14 categories.
Shashvat (sasvat, śaśvat, शश्वत्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)

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: “ajaiḍakāsūkaraviḍviḍaṅga- kiṇvopacāreṇa ca bījapūraḥ
  • ajaiḍakā -
  • ajaiḍaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asū -
  • asū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kara -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viḍ -
  • viḍ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    viṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • viḍaṅga -
  • viḍaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viḍaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiṇvo -
  • kiṇva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upacāreṇa -
  • upacāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bījapūraḥ -
  • bījapūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhūyośvamūtrāvilavārisiktaḥ phalāni dhatte subahūni śaśvat
  • bhūyo -
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mūtrā -
  • mūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āvila -
  • āvila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • siktaḥ -
  • sikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sic -> sikta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sic class 6 verb]
  • phalāni -
  • phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • subahūni -
  • subahu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaśvat -
  • śaśvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śaśvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaśvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 410 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.

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