Sanskrit quote nr. 5586 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीत् ताम्रमयं शरीरमधुना सौवर्णवर्णं गतं ।
मुक्ताहारलताश्रुबिन्दुनिवहैर्निःस्वस्य मे कल्पिता ॥āsīt tāmramayaṃ śarīramadhunā sauvarṇavarṇaṃ gataṃ |
muktāhāralatāśrubindunivahairniḥsvasya me kalpitā ||
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.
Tamramaya (tāmramaya, ताम्रमय): defined in 2 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Sauvarna (sauvarṇa, सौवर्ण): defined in 6 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण): defined in 27 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Muktaharalata (muktāhāralatā, मुक्ताहारलता): defined in 1 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Nivaha (निवह): defined in 6 categories.
Nihsva (niḥsva, निःस्व): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kalpita (kalpitā, कल्पिता): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil
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: “āsīt tāmramayaṃ śarīramadhunā sauvarṇavarṇaṃ gataṃ”
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- tāmramayam -
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tāmramaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāmramaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sauvarṇa -
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sauvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sauvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇam -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatam -
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gat (noun, neuter)[adverb]gata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “muktāhāralatāśrubindunivahairniḥsvasya me kalpitā”
- muktāhāralatā -
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muktāhāralatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśru -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bindu -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- nivahair -
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nivaha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nivaha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- niḥsvasya -
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niḥsva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]niḥsva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kalpitā -
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kalpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kḷp]√kḷp (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future 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 5586 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.