Sanskrit quote nr. 5203 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरामाधिपतिर्विवेकविकलो नूनं रसा नीरसा ।
वात्याभिः परुषीकृता दश दिशश्चण्डातपो दुःसहः ॥ārāmādhipatirvivekavikalo nūnaṃ rasā nīrasā |
vātyābhiḥ paruṣīkṛtā daśa diśaścaṇḍātapo duḥsahaḥ ||
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.
Aramadhipati (ārāmādhipati, आरामाधिपति): defined in 2 categories.
Viveka (विवेक): defined in 13 categories.
Vikala (विकल): defined in 12 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Nirasa (nīrasā, नीरसा): defined in 9 categories.
Vatya (vātyā, वात्या): defined in 5 categories.
Parushikrita (parusikrta, paruṣīkṛta, परुषीकृत, paruṣīkṛtā, परुषीकृता): defined in 1 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Candata (caṇḍāta, चण्डात): defined in 2 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Duhsaha (duḥsaha, दुःसह): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali
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: “ārāmādhipatirvivekavikalo nūnaṃ rasā nīrasā”
- ārāmādhipatir -
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ārāmādhipati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viveka -
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viveka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikalo* -
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vikala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rasā* -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nīrasā -
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nīrasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vātyābhiḥ paruṣīkṛtā daśa diśaścaṇḍātapo duḥsahaḥ”
- vātyābhiḥ -
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vātyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]√vāt -> vātyā (participle, feminine)[instrumental plural from √vāt class 10 verb]
- paruṣīkṛtā* -
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paruṣīkṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paruṣīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- diśaś -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- caṇḍāta -
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caṇḍāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- po* -
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pa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duḥsahaḥ -
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duḥsaha (noun, masculine)[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 5203 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.