Sanskrit quote nr. 5323 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आलिङ्गितस् तत्र भवान् सांपराये जयश्रिया ।
आशीःपरंपरां वन्द्यां कर्णे कृत्वा कृपां कुरु ॥

āliṅgitas tatra bhavān sāṃparāye jayaśriyā |
āśīḥparaṃparāṃ vandyāṃ karṇe kṛtvā kṛpāṃ kuru ||

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.

Alingita (āliṅgita, आलिङ्गित): defined in 7 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Samparaya (sāmparāya, साम्पराय, sāmparāyā, साम्पराया): defined in 4 categories.
Jayashri (jayasri, jayaśrī, जयश्री): defined in 3 categories.
Ashir (asir, āśir, आशिर्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashis (asis, āśis, आशिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Parampara (paramparā, परम्परा): defined in 12 categories.
Vandya (vandyā, वन्द्या): defined in 5 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Krip (krp, kṛp, कृप्): defined in 1 categories.
Kripa (krpa, kṛpā, कृपा): defined in 9 categories.

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

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: “āliṅgitas tatra bhavān sāṃparāye jayaśriyā
  • āliṅgitas -
  • āliṅgita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sāmparāye -
  • sāmparāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāmparāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāmparāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jayaśriyā -
  • jayaśrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jayaśrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “āśīḥparaṃparāṃ vandyāṃ karṇe kṛtvā kṛpāṃ kuru
  • āśīḥ -
  • āśi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    āśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    āśir (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āśis (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • paramparām -
  • paramparā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vandyām -
  • vandyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vand -> vandyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]
  • karṇe -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛpām -
  • kṛp (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuru -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]

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 5323 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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