Sanskrit quote nr. 5546 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसन्नान् पुरतो भोगान् दर्शयित्वा पुनः पुनः ।
छागो हरितमुष्ट्येव दूरं नीतोऽस्मि तृष्णया ॥āsannān purato bhogān darśayitvā punaḥ punaḥ |
chāgo haritamuṣṭyeva dūraṃ nīto'smi tṛṣṇayā ||
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.
Asanna (āsanna, आसन्न): defined in 9 categories.
Purat (पुरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत): defined in 8 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “āsannān purato bhogān darśayitvā punaḥ punaḥ”
- āsannān -
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āsanna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- purato* -
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purataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- bhogān -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- darśayitvā -
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√dṛś -> darśayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “chāgo haritamuṣṭyeva dūraṃ nīto'smi tṛṣṇayā”
- chāgo* -
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- Cannot analyse haritamuṣṭyeva*dū
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nīto' -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- tṛṣṇayā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 5546 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.