Sanskrit quote nr. 5315 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलिङ्गदाप्य गोपीं ।
तद्बाहुं सहरिरंसयाधाय ॥āliṅgadāpya gopīṃ |
tadbāhuṃ sahariraṃsayādhāya ||
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.
Alinga (āliṅga, आलिङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Dapya (dāpya, दाप्य): defined in 2 categories.
Gopi (gopī, गोपी): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Sahari (सहरि): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Adhaya (ādhāya, आधाय): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āliṅgadāpya gopīṃ”
- āliṅga -
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āliṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāpya -
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dāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dā -> dāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √dā]√dā -> dāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √dā]√dā -> dāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dā]√dā -> dāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dā]
- gopīm -
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gopī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tadbāhuṃ sahariraṃsayādhāya”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bāhum -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- saharir -
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sahari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṃsa -
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aṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādhāya -
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ādhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5315 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.