Sanskrit quote nr. 5631 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां दूरेण विश्लेषः प्रियामालिङ्गतो मम ।
स्वेदः किं न सरिन्नाथो रोमाञ्चः किं न पर्वतः ॥āstāṃ dūreṇa viśleṣaḥ priyāmāliṅgato mama |
svedaḥ kiṃ na sarinnātho romāñcaḥ kiṃ na parvataḥ ||
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.
Durena (dūreṇa, दूरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Vishlesha (vislesa, viśleṣa, विश्लेष): defined in 9 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Alinga (āliṅga, आलिङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sveda (स्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sarinnatha (sarinnātha, सरिन्नाथ): defined in 2 categories.
Romanca (romāñca, रोमाञ्च): defined in 9 categories.
Parvata (पर्वत): defined in 16 categories.
Parvat (पर्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali
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: “āstāṃ dūreṇa viśleṣaḥ priyāmāliṅgato mama”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- dūreṇa -
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dūreṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dūra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- viśleṣaḥ -
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viśleṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyām -
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prī (noun, masculine)[genitive plural], [locative single]prī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āliṅga -
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āliṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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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]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- Line 2: “svedaḥ kiṃ na sarinnātho romāñcaḥ kiṃ na parvataḥ”
- svedaḥ -
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sveda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarinnātho* -
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sarinnātha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- romāñcaḥ -
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romāñca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parvataḥ -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √parv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]√parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]√parv (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
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 5631 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.