Sanskrit quote nr. 5030 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमुक्तं हृदि मौक्तिकं मृगदृशां भिल्लै रदोप्याददे ।
लुण्टाकैः करटेऽवलुण्ठि पिशितं रक्तं न नक्तंचरैः ॥āmuktaṃ hṛdi mauktikaṃ mṛgadṛśāṃ bhillai radopyādade |
luṇṭākaiḥ karaṭe'valuṇṭhi piśitaṃ raktaṃ na naktaṃcaraiḥ ||
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.
Amukta (āmukta, आमुक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Mauktika (मौक्तिक): defined in 9 categories.
Mrigadrish (mrgadrs, mṛgadṛś, मृगदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Rada (रद, radā, रदा): defined in 10 categories.
Upya (उप्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ada (अद, adā, अदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Luntaka (luṇṭāka, लुण्टाक): defined in 3 categories.
Karata (karaṭa, करट, karaṭā, करटा): defined in 8 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Lunthi (luṇṭhī, लुण्ठी): defined in 1 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Naktancara (naktañcara, नक्तञ्चर): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Pali, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of 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: “āmuktaṃ hṛdi mauktikaṃ mṛgadṛśāṃ bhillai radopyādade”
- āmuktam -
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āmukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āmukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āmuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mauktikam -
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mauktika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauktika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mauktikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛgadṛśām -
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mṛgadṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]mṛgadṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- bhillai -
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- rado -
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rada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]radā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upyād -
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upya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]upya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ade -
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ada (noun, masculine)[locative single]ada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[dative single]ad (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “luṇṭākaiḥ karaṭe'valuṇṭhi piśitaṃ raktaṃ na naktaṃcaraiḥ”
- luṇṭākaiḥ -
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luṇṭāka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- karaṭe' -
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karaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]karaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ava -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- luṇṭhi -
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luṇṭhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]luṇṭhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- piśitam -
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piśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]piśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]piśitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- raktam -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naktañcaraiḥ -
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naktañcara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]naktañcara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 5030 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.