Sanskrit quote nr. 4484 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आजन्मव्यवसायिना क्रतुशतैराराध्य पुष्पायुधं ।
केनाकारि पुरा तनूदरि तनुत्यागः प्रयागभ्रमे ॥ājanmavyavasāyinā kratuśatairārādhya puṣpāyudhaṃ |
kenākāri purā tanūdari tanutyāgaḥ prayāgabhrame ||
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.
Vyavasayin (vyavasāyin, व्यवसायिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Aradhya (ārādhya, आराध्य): defined in 9 categories.
Pushpayudha (puspayudha, puṣpāyudha, पुष्पायुध): defined in 3 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Akarin (akārin, अकारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Tanudari (tanūdarī, तनूदरी): defined in 1 categories.
Tanutyaga (tanutyāga, तनुत्याग): defined in 1 categories.
Prayaga (prayāga, प्रयाग): defined in 11 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ājanmavyavasāyinā kratuśatairārādhya puṣpāyudhaṃ”
- ājanma -
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ājanma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyavasāyinā -
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vyavasāyin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vyavasāyin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kratu -
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kratu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ārādhya -
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ārādhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārādhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpāyudham -
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puṣpāyudha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kenākāri purā tanūdari tanutyāgaḥ prayāgabhrame”
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- akāri -
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akārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]akārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist middle third single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tanūdari -
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tanūdarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tanutyāgaḥ -
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tanutyāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prayāga -
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prayāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrame -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhrami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]bhrami (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 4484 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.