Sanskrit quote nr. 5399 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आविष्करोति न स्नेहं रागं बध्नाति नो रते ।
अभियुक्ता तु मन्देच्छा सान्यकामा तु कामिनी ॥āviṣkaroti na snehaṃ rāgaṃ badhnāti no rate |
abhiyuktā tu mandecchā sānyakāmā tu kāminī ||
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.
Vishkara (viskara, viṣkara, विष्कर): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rata (रत, ratā, रता): defined in 15 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Abhiyukta (abhiyuktā, अभियुक्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Manda (मन्द, mandā, मन्दा): defined in 22 categories.
Iccha (icchā, इच्छा): defined in 12 categories.
Sanin (sānin, सानिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Akama (akāmā, अकामा): defined in 8 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaiva philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “āviṣkaroti na snehaṃ rāgaṃ badhnāti no rate”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣkaro -
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viṣkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sneham -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rāgam -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rāgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- badhnāti -
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√bandh (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- rate -
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rata (noun, masculine)[locative single]rata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ratā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “abhiyuktā tu mandecchā sānyakāmā tu kāminī”
- abhiyuktā -
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abhiyuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mande -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mandā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mand (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- icchā -
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icchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sānya -
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sānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√san -> sānya (participle, masculine)[compound from √san]√san -> sānya (participle, neuter)[compound from √san]√san -> sānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √san]√san -> sānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √san class 1 verb], [vocative single from √san class 8 verb], [vocative single from √san]√san -> sānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √san class 1 verb], [vocative single from √san class 8 verb], [vocative single from √san]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- akāmā -
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akāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kāminī -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5399 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.