Sanskrit quote nr. 5357 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलोचनं च वचनं च निगूहनं च ।
यासां स्मरन्नमृतवत् सरसं कृशस् त्वम् ॥ālocanaṃ ca vacanaṃ ca nigūhanaṃ ca |
yāsāṃ smarannamṛtavat sarasaṃ kṛśas tvam ||
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.
Alocana (ālocana, आलोचन): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Niguhana (nigūhana, निगूहन): defined in 3 categories.
Yasa (yāsā, यासा): defined in 13 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ritavat (rtavat, ṛtavat, ऋतवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sarasam (सरसम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ālocanaṃ ca vacanaṃ ca nigūhanaṃ ca”
- ālocanam -
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ālocana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nigūhanam -
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nigūhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yāsāṃ smarannamṛtavat sarasaṃ kṛśas tvam”
- yāsām -
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yāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- smarann -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ṛtavat -
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ṛtavat (noun, masculine)[compound]ṛtavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarasam -
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sarasam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛśas -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[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 5357 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.