Sanskrit quote nr. 5222 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आरूढस्य चितां कृतानुमरणोद्योगप्रियालिङ्गनं ।
पुण्ड्रेक्षुद्रवपानमुल्बणमहामोहप्रलुप्तस्मृते ः ॥

ārūḍhasya citāṃ kṛtānumaraṇodyogapriyāliṅganaṃ |
puṇḍrekṣudravapānamulbaṇamahāmohapraluptasmṛte ḥ ||

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.

Arudha (ārūḍha, आरूढ): defined in 10 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Cita (citā, चिता): defined in 10 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Uma (उम): defined in 19 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Udyoga (उद्योग): defined in 6 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Alingana (āliṅgana, आलिङ्गन): defined in 10 categories.
Drava (द्रव): defined in 8 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 20 categories.
Ulbana (ulbaṇa, उल्बण): defined in 9 categories.
Uha (ūha, ऊह): defined in 14 categories.
Pralupta (प्रलुप्त): defined in 1 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smriti (smrti, smṛti, स्मृति): defined in 20 categories.

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

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: “ārūḍhasya citāṃ kṛtānumaraṇodyogapriyāliṅganaṃ
  • ārūḍhasya -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • citām -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    citā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛtān -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • uma -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • raṇo -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • udyoga -
  • udyoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyā -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āliṅganam -
  • āliṅgana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āliṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “puṇḍrekṣudravapānamulbaṇamahāmohapraluptasmṛte
  • puṇḍrekṣu -
  • puṇḍrekṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • drava -
  • drava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    drava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pānam -
  • pāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ulbaṇam -
  • ulbaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ulbaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ulbaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahāmo -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural], [aorist active first plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first plural]
  • ūha -
  • ūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    ūh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • pralupta -
  • pralupta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pralupta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • smṛte -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse ḥ

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 5222 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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