Sanskrit quote nr. 478 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अटवी कीदृशी प्रायो दुर्गमा भवति प्रिये ।
प्रियस्य कीदृशी कान्ता तनोति सुरतोत्सवम् ॥aṭavī kīdṛśī prāyo durgamā bhavati priye |
priyasya kīdṛśī kāntā tanoti suratotsavam ||
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.
Atavi (aṭavi, अटवि, aṭavī, अटवी): defined in 11 categories.
Kidrish (kidrs, kīdṛś, कीदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Durgama (दुर्गम, durgamā, दुर्गमा): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Suratotsava (सुरतोत्सव): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit
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: “aṭavī kīdṛśī prāyo durgamā bhavati priye”
- aṭavī -
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aṭavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]aṭavi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kīdṛśī -
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kīdṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kīdṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prāyo* -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- durgamā* -
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durgama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durgamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- Line 2: “priyasya kīdṛśī kāntā tanoti suratotsavam”
- priyasya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]priya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kīdṛśī -
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kīdṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kīdṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāntā -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- tanoti -
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√tan (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- suratotsavam -
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suratotsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 478 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.