Sanskrit quote nr. 5384 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवासोत्सुकपक्षिणः कलरुतं क्रामन्ति वृक्षालयान् ।
कान्ताभाविवियोगभीरुरधिकं क्रन्दत्ययं कातरः ॥āvāsotsukapakṣiṇaḥ kalarutaṃ krāmanti vṛkṣālayān |
kāntābhāviviyogabhīruradhikaṃ krandatyayaṃ kātaraḥ ||
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.
Utsuka (उत्सुक): defined in 7 categories.
Pakshin (paksin, pakṣin, पक्षिन्): defined in 14 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Ruta (रुत): defined in 4 categories.
Kramat (krāmat, क्रामत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vrikshalaya (vrksalaya, vṛkṣālaya, वृक्षालय): defined in 1 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Abhavin (abhāvin, अभाविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Bhiru (bhīru, भीरु): defined in 11 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर): defined in 8 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist 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: “āvāsotsukapakṣiṇaḥ kalarutaṃ krāmanti vṛkṣālayān”
- āvāso -
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āvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- utsuka -
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utsuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pakṣiṇaḥ -
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pakṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pakṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kala -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rutam -
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ruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- krāmanti -
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krāmat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kram -> krāmat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kram class 1 verb]√kram -> krāmantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vṛkṣālayān -
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vṛkṣālaya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kāntābhāviviyogabhīruradhikaṃ krandatyayaṃ kātaraḥ”
- kāntā -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- abhāvi -
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abhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- viyoga -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhīrur -
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bhīru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- krandatya -
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√krand -> krandat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √krand class 1 verb]√krand -> krandat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √krand class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √krand class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √krand class 1 verb], [locative single from √krand class 1 verb]√krand (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kātaraḥ -
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kātara (noun, masculine)[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 5384 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.