Sanskrit quote nr. 5578 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसारेण न हर्म्यतः प्रियतमैर्यातुं बहिः शक्यते ।
शीतोत्कम्पनिमित्तमायतदृशा गाढं समालिङ्ग्यते ॥āsāreṇa na harmyataḥ priyatamairyātuṃ bahiḥ śakyate |
śītotkampanimittamāyatadṛśā gāḍhaṃ samāliṅgyate ||
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.
Asara (āsāra, आसार): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Harmya (हर्म्य): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Yatu (yātu, यातु): defined in 4 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Utkampa (उत्कम्प): defined in 3 categories.
Nimitta (निमित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Ayata (āyata, आयत): defined in 14 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Gadham (gāḍham, गाढम्): defined in 2 categories.
Gadha (gāḍha, गाढ): defined in 10 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āsāreṇa na harmyataḥ priyatamairyātuṃ bahiḥ śakyate”
- āsāreṇa -
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āsāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- harmya -
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harmya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]harmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyatamair -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]priyatama (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yātum -
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√yā -> yātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √yā]yātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śakyate -
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śakyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śak (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “śītotkampanimittamāyatadṛśā gāḍhaṃ samāliṅgyate”
- śīto -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- utkampa -
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utkampa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utkampa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nimittam -
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nimitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āyata -
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āyata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āyata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśā* -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gāḍham -
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gāḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]gāḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gāḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gāḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- liṅgyate -
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√liṅg (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√liṅg (verb class 10)[present passive 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 5578 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.