Sanskrit quote nr. 5383 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवासेऽस्मिन् विदग्धाः क्वचिदपि न विभो नापि निद्रोपभोग- ।
योग्यत्वं स्रस्तरास्था विलयमुपगता संमुखे विद्युदेषा ॥āvāse'smin vidagdhāḥ kvacidapi na vibho nāpi nidropabhoga- |
yogyatvaṃ srastarāsthā vilayamupagatā saṃmukhe vidyudeṣā ||
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.
Avasa (āvāsa, आवास): defined in 13 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidagdha (विदग्ध, vidagdhā, विदग्धा): defined in 11 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Vibha (vibhā, विभा): defined in 2 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Yogyatva (योग्यत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Srastara (स्रस्तर): defined in 2 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Vilaya (विलय): defined in 11 categories.
Upagata (upagatā, उपगता): defined in 7 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Vidyut (विद्युत्): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āvāse'smin vidagdhāḥ kvacidapi na vibho nāpi nidropabhoga-”
- āvāse' -
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āvāsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- vidagdhāḥ -
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vidagdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vidagdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibho* -
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vibhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nidro -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upabhoga -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yogyatvaṃ srastarāsthā vilayamupagatā saṃmukhe vidyudeṣā”
- yogyatvam -
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yogyatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- srastarās -
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srastara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- thā* -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vilayam -
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vilaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- upagatā -
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upagatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vidyud -
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vidyut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidyut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[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 5383 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.