Sanskrit quote nr. 4307 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकृतिप्रेमसरसा विलासालसगामिनी ।
विसारे हन्त संसारे सारं सारङ्गलोचना ॥ākṛtipremasarasā vilāsālasagāminī |
visāre hanta saṃsāre sāraṃ sāraṅgalocanā ||
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.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛtī, आकृती): defined in 13 categories.
Sarasa (सरस, sarasā, सरसा): defined in 16 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Gamin (gāmin, गामिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Gamini (gāminī, गामिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Visara (visāra, विसार): defined in 7 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Sarangalocana (sāraṅgalocanā, सारङ्गलोचना): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “ākṛtipremasarasā vilāsālasagāminī”
- ākṛti -
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ākṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ākṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ākṛtī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- prema -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarasā* -
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sarasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vilāsā -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alasa -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāminī -
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gāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “visāre hanta saṃsāre sāraṃ sāraṅgalocanā”
- visāre -
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visāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]visāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sāram -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]
- sāraṅgalocanā -
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sāraṅgalocanā (noun, feminine)[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 4307 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.