Sanskrit quote nr. 4988 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभङ्गुराग्रबहुगुण- ।
दीर्घास्वादप्रदा प्रियादृष्टिः ॥ābhaṅgurāgrabahuguṇa- |
dīrghāsvādapradā priyādṛṣṭiḥ ||
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.
Abhangura (abhaṅgura, अभङ्गुर, abhaṅgurā, अभङ्गुरा): defined in 2 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Bahuguna (bahuguṇa, बहुगुण): defined in 3 categories.
Dirgha (dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Prada (pradā, प्रदा): defined in 4 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Rishti (rsti, ṛṣṭi, ऋष्टि): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Pali, Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “ābhaṅgurāgrabahuguṇa-”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhaṅgurā -
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abhaṅgura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhaṅgura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]abhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahuguṇa -
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bahuguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahuguṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dīrghāsvādapradā priyādṛṣṭiḥ”
- dīrghāsvā -
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dīrghā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- āda -
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āda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- pradā -
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pradā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- priyād -
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priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛṣṭiḥ -
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ṛṣṭi (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 4988 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.