Sanskrit quote nr. 4357 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आखुर्वाञ्छति भस्मसूत्रहरणं व्यालस्तथा मूषकं ।
व्यालं बर्हिरयं हरिश्च वृषभं गङ्गा तथा चन्द्रकम् ॥ākhurvāñchati bhasmasūtraharaṇaṃ vyālastathā mūṣakaṃ |
vyālaṃ barhirayaṃ hariśca vṛṣabhaṃ gaṅgā tathā candrakam ||
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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.
Akhu (ākhu, आखु): defined in 8 categories.
Vanchat (vāñchat, वाञ्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sutra (sūtra, सूत्र): defined in 21 categories.
Harana (haraṇa, हरण): defined in 12 categories.
Vyala (vyāla, व्याल): defined in 13 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Mushaka (musaka, mūṣaka, मूषक): defined in 11 categories.
Barhi (बर्हि): defined in 5 categories.
Barhis (बर्हिस्): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vrishabha (vrsabha, vṛṣabha, वृषभ): defined in 17 categories.
Ganga (gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Candraka (चन्द्रक): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ākhurvāñchati bhasmasūtraharaṇaṃ vyālastathā mūṣakaṃ”
- ākhur -
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ākhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ākhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāñchati -
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√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhasma -
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bhasman (noun, masculine)[compound]bhasman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sūtra -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- haraṇam -
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haraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]haraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]haraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyālas -
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vyāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mūṣakam -
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mūṣaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vyālaṃ barhirayaṃ hariśca vṛṣabhaṃ gaṅgā tathā candrakam”
- vyālam -
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vyāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- barhir -
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barhis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]barhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hariś -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛṣabham -
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vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛṣabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gaṅgā -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- candrakam -
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candraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 4357 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.