Sanskrit quote nr. 5204 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरामाभरणस्य पल्लवचयैरापीततिग्मत्विषः ।
पाथोद प्रशमं नयागुरुतरोरेतस्य दावज्वरम् ॥ārāmābharaṇasya pallavacayairāpītatigmatviṣaḥ |
pāthoda praśamaṃ nayāgurutaroretasya dāvajvaram ||
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.
Arama (ārāma, आराम): defined in 9 categories.
Abharana (ābharaṇa, आभरण): defined in 14 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Caya (चय): defined in 10 categories.
Apita (āpīta, आपीत): defined in 4 categories.
Tigma (तिग्म): defined in 4 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Pathoda (pāthoda, पाथोद): defined in 2 categories.
Prashama (prasama, praśama, प्रशम): defined in 7 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Naya (nayā, नया): defined in 16 categories.
Gurutara (गुरुतर): defined in 3 categories.
Retasya (रेतस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Dava (dāva, दाव): defined in 11 categories.
Davan (dāvan, दावन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “ārāmābharaṇasya pallavacayairāpītatigmatviṣaḥ”
- ārāmā -
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ārāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active first plural]√ṛ (verb class 3)[aorist active first plural]√ṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active first plural]
- ābharaṇasya -
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ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pallava -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cayair -
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caya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]caya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āpīta -
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āpīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tigma -
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tigma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tigma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tviṣaḥ -
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tviṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pāthoda praśamaṃ nayāgurutaroretasya dāvajvaram”
- pāthoda -
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pāthoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praśamam -
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praśama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nayā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]nayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- gurutaro -
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gurutara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- retasya -
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retasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]retasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāva -
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dāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]dāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]da (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- ajvaram -
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√jvar (verb class 1)[imperfect active first 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 5204 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.