Sanskrit quote nr. 4408 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आघ्राणश्रवणावलोकनरसास्वादादयश्चुम्बन- ।
श्रद्धा वाग्विषवर्षणं च शिरसो दोषा इमे यैर्जनः ॥āghrāṇaśravaṇāvalokanarasāsvādādayaścumbana- |
śraddhā vāgviṣavarṣaṇaṃ ca śiraso doṣā ime yairjanaḥ ||
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.
Aghrana (āghrāṇa, आघ्राण): defined in 6 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Aloka (अलोक): defined in 12 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Sasu (sāsu, सासु): defined in 3 categories.
Adadi (adādi, अदादि): defined in 3 categories.
Cumbana (चुम्बन): defined in 8 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śraddha, श्रद्ध, śraddhā, श्रद्धा): defined in 20 categories.
Vagu (vāgu, वागु): defined in 3 categories.
Vagvin (vāgvin, वाग्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Varshana (varsana, varṣaṇa, वर्षण): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Pali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “āghrāṇaśravaṇāvalokanarasāsvādādayaścumbana-”
- āghrāṇa -
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āghrāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āghrāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śravaṇāva -
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śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aloka -
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aloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāsvā -
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sāsu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- adādayaś -
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adādi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adādi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- cumbana -
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cumbana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “śraddhā vāgviṣavarṣaṇaṃ ca śiraso doṣā ime yairjanaḥ”
- śraddhā* -
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śraddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāgvi -
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vāgu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāgvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāgvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- varṣaṇam -
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varṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiraso* -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- doṣā* -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]doṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- yair -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (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 4408 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.