Sanskrit quote nr. 4483 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आजन्मविषसंभोगात् कन्या विषमयी कृता ।
स्पर्शोच्छ्वासादिभिर्हन्ति तस्यास्त्वेतत् परीक्षणम् ॥ājanmaviṣasaṃbhogāt kanyā viṣamayī kṛtā |
sparśocchvāsādibhirhanti tasyāstvetat parīkṣaṇam ||
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.
Ajanma (ājanma, आजन्म): defined in 7 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Sambhoga (सम्भोग): defined in 13 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श, sparśā, स्पर्शा): defined in 19 categories.
Ucchvasa (ucchvāsa, उच्छ्वास): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व, tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Parikshana (pariksana, parīkṣaṇa, परीक्षण): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (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: “ājanmaviṣasaṃbhogāt kanyā viṣamayī kṛtā”
- ājanma -
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ājanma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viṣa -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhogāt -
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sambhoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kanyā* -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viṣamayī -
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viṣamayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “sparśocchvāsādibhirhanti tasyāstvetat parīkṣaṇam”
- sparśo -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sparśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchvāsād -
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ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhir -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- tasyās -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tve -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]tva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- parīkṣaṇam -
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parīkṣaṇa (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 4483 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.