Sanskrit quote nr. 5501 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
संभोगायोग्यकालेषु सार्धं कान्तेन कामिनी ।
वापीसौधे गृहोद्याने यात्रासङ्गेन तिष्ठति ॥saṃbhogāyogyakāleṣu sārdhaṃ kāntena kāminī |
vāpīsaudhe gṛhodyāne yātrāsaṅgena tiṣṭhati ||
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.
Sambhoga (सम्भोग): defined in 13 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Yaka (यक, yakā, यका): defined in 4 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Vapi (vāpi, वापि, vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Saudha (सौध, saudhā, सौधा): defined in 8 categories.
Grihodyana (grhodyana, gṛhodyāna, गृहोद्यान): defined in 1 categories.
Yatra (yātrā, यात्रा): defined in 12 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Asanga (āsaṅga, आसङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism
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: “saṃbhogāyogyakāleṣu sārdhaṃ kāntena kāminī”
- sambhogāyo -
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sambhoga (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yakā -
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yaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aleṣu -
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ala (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāntena -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kānta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √kam class 1 verb]
- kāminī -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vāpīsaudhe gṛhodyāne yātrāsaṅgena tiṣṭhati”
- vāpī -
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vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāpi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saudhe -
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saudha (noun, masculine)[locative single]saudha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gṛhodyāne -
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gṛhodyāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yātrā -
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yātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]yātṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]yātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsaṅgena -
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āsaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]āsaṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third 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 5501 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.