Sanskrit quote nr. 5136 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः ।
रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ |
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ ||
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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.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sattva (सत्त्व): defined in 11 categories.
Bala (बल, balā, बला): defined in 30 categories.
Arogya (अरोग्य): defined in 13 categories.
Asukha (असुख): defined in 7 categories.
Vivardhana (विवर्धन): defined in 6 categories.
Rasya (रस्य, rasyā, रस्या): defined in 3 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध, snigdhā, स्निग्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर, sthirā, स्थिरा): defined in 15 categories.
Hridya (hrdya, hṛdya, हृद्य, hṛdyā, हृद्या): defined in 6 categories.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Sattvika (sāttvika, सात्त्विक): defined in 10 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ”
- āyuḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sattva -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balā -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- arogya -
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arogin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]arogin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]arogya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arogya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asukha -
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asukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vivardhanāḥ -
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vivardhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ”
- rasyāḥ -
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rasya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ras class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ras class 10 verb]√ras -> rasyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ras class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ras class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √ras class 10 verb]
- snigdhāḥ -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]snigdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
- sthirā* -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthirā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hṛdyā* -
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hṛdya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛdyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āhārāḥ -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sāttvika -
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sāttvika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāttvika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyāḥ -
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prī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 5136 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.