Sanskrit quote nr. 4944 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आपातरमणीयानां संयोगानां प्रियैः सह ।
अपथ्यानामिवान्नानां परिणामो हि दारुणः ॥

āpātaramaṇīyānāṃ saṃyogānāṃ priyaiḥ saha |
apathyānāmivānnānāṃ pariṇāmo hi dāruṇaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Apata (āpāta, आपात): defined in 7 categories.
Ramaniya (ramaṇīya, रमणीय, ramaṇīyā, रमणीया): defined in 11 categories.
Samyoga (saṃyoga, संयोग): defined in 18 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Apathya (अपथ्य, apathyā, अपथ्या): defined in 5 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Anna (अन्न, annā, अन्ना): defined in 18 categories.
Parinama (pariṇāma, परिणाम): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Daruna (dāruṇa, दारुण): defined in 15 categories.
Daru (dāru, दारु): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography)

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: “āpātaramaṇīyānāṃ saṃyogānāṃ priyaiḥ saha
  • āpāta -
  • āpāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramaṇīyānām -
  • ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ramaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ram class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ram class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √ram class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ram]
  • saṃyogānām -
  • saṃyoga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • priyaiḥ -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “apathyānāmivānnānāṃ pariṇāmo hi dāruṇaḥ
  • apathyānām -
  • apathya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    apathya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    apathyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • annānām -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    annā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pariṇāmo* -
  • pariṇāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dāruṇaḥ -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4944 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.

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