Sanskrit quote nr. 4759 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ नेच्छति नोज्झति स्मरकथां व्रीडाविमिश्रालसा ।
मध्ये ह्रीपरिवर्जिताभ्युपरमे लज्जाविनम्रानना ॥ādau necchati nojjhati smarakathāṃ vrīḍāvimiśrālasā |
madhye hrīparivarjitābhyuparame lajjāvinamrānanā ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ujjhat (उज्झत्): defined in 2 categories.
Smarakatha (smarakathā, स्मरकथा): defined in 1 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍā, व्रीडा): defined in 9 categories.
Vimishra (vimisra, vimiśra, विमिश्र, vimiśrā, विमिश्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Parivarjita (परिवर्जित, parivarjitā, परिवर्जिता): defined in 6 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Uparama (उपरम): defined in 5 categories.
Lajjavinamranana (lajjāvinamrānanā, लज्जाविनम्रानना): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “ādau necchati nojjhati smarakathāṃ vrīḍāvimiśrālasā”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ujjhati -
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√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- smarakathām -
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smarakathā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrīḍā -
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vrīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vimiśrā -
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vimiśra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimiśra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vimiśrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alasā -
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alas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]alas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]alasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “madhye hrīparivarjitābhyuparame lajjāvinamrānanā”
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hrī -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- parivarjitā -
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parivarjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parivarjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]parivarjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhyu -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- uparame -
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uparama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- lajjāvinamrānanā -
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lajjāvinamrānanā (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 4759 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.