Sanskrit quote nr. 5000 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभीरादिगिरः काव्येष्व् अप्रभ्रंश इति स्मृताः ।
शास्त्रेषु संस्कृतादन्यद् अपभ्रंशतयोदितम् ॥ābhīrādigiraḥ kāvyeṣv aprabhraṃśa iti smṛtāḥ |
śāstreṣu saṃskṛtādanyad apabhraṃśatayoditam ||
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.
Abhira (ābhīra, आभीर, ābhīrā, आभीरा): defined in 12 categories.
Adish (adis, ādiś, आदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Iras (इरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Aprabhramsha (aprabhramsa, aprabhraṃśa, अप्रभ्रंश): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smrito (smrto, smṛto, स्मृतो): defined in 1 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Samskrita (samskrta, saṃskṛta, संस्कृत): defined in 11 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Apabhramsha (apabhramsa, apabhraṃśa, अपभ्रंश): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Udita (उदित): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Prakrit, Tamil, 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: “ābhīrādigiraḥ kāvyeṣv aprabhraṃśa iti smṛtāḥ”
- ābhīrā -
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ābhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ābhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ābhīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādig -
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ādiś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iraḥ -
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iras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse kāvyeṣv*ap
- aprabhraṃśa* -
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aprabhraṃśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- smṛtāḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “śāstreṣu saṃskṛtādanyad apabhraṃśatayoditam”
- śāstreṣu -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- saṃskṛtād -
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saṃskṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]saṃskṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- apabhraṃśa -
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apabhraṃśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayo -
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taya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√tay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uditam -
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udita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
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 5000 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.