Sanskrit quote nr. 5498 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्लेषेण पयोधरप्रणयिनीं प्रत्यादिशन्त्या दृशं ।
दृष्ट्वा चाधरबद्धतृष्णमधरं निर्भर्त्सयन्त्या मुखम् ॥āśleṣeṇa payodharapraṇayinīṃ pratyādiśantyā dṛśaṃ |
dṛṣṭvā cādharabaddhatṛṣṇamadharaṃ nirbhartsayantyā mukham ||
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.
Ashlesha (aslesa, āśleṣa, आश्लेष): defined in 10 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Drisham (drsam, dṛśam, दृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Baddhatrishna (baddhatrsna, baddhatṛṣṇa, बद्धतृष्ण): defined in 1 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit
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: “āśleṣeṇa payodharapraṇayinīṃ pratyādiśantyā dṛśaṃ”
- āśleṣeṇa -
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āśleṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- payodhara -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇayinīm -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pratyā -
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pratyā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- diśantyā -
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- dṛśam -
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dṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā cādharabaddhatṛṣṇamadharaṃ nirbhartsayantyā mukham”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- baddhatṛṣṇam -
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baddhatṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]baddhatṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]baddhatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adharam -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhartsayantyā -
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- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 5498 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.