Sanskrit quote nr. 5083 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आयातस्ते समीपं तव गुणविमलान् पण्डितो वादकर्ता ।
काव्ये भव्ये हि रेवाभवविगतरसे रुग्युगे रोगहर्ता ॥

āyātaste samīpaṃ tava guṇavimalān paṇḍito vādakartā |
kāvye bhavye hi revābhavavigatarase rugyuge rogahartā ||

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.

Ayata (āyāta, आयात): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Samipa (samīpa, समीप): defined in 8 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Vimala (विमल): defined in 25 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Vadakartri (vadakartr, vādakartṛ, वादकर्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य, kāvyā, काव्या): defined in 8 categories.
Bhavya (भव्य, bhavyā, भव्या): defined in 11 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Reva (रेव, revā, रेवा): defined in 6 categories.
Abhava (अभव): defined in 19 categories.
Vigata (विगत): defined in 9 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Rogaha (रोगह): defined in 1 categories.
Rogahan (रोगहन्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.

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

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: “āyātaste samīpaṃ tava guṇavimalān paṇḍito vādakartā
  • āyātas -
  • āyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • samīpam -
  • samīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimalān -
  • vimala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • paṇḍito* -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • vādakartā -
  • vādakartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāvye bhavye hi revābhavavigatarase rugyuge rogahartā
  • kāvye -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb]
  • bhavye -
  • bhavya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • revā -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    revā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhava -
  • abhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rase -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • rug -
  • ruc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rogahar -
  • rogaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rogahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    rogahan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛtā -
  • ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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 5083 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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