Sanskrit quote nr. 5668 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्यश्रीजितजर्जरेन्दुमलिनं कृत्वा करे कन्दुकं ।
क्रीडाकौतुकमिश्रभावमनया ताम्रं वहन्त्याननम् ॥āsyaśrījitajarjarendumalinaṃ kṛtvā kare kandukaṃ |
krīḍākautukamiśrabhāvamanayā tāmraṃ vahantyānanam ||
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.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Ashri (asri, aśri, अश्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Jarjara (जर्जर, jarjarā, जर्जरा): defined in 8 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Alina (अलिन): defined in 6 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kanduka (कन्दुक): defined in 9 categories.
Kridakautuka (krīḍākautuka, क्रीडाकौतुक): defined in 2 categories.
Mishrabhava (misrabhava, miśrabhāva, मिश्रभाव): defined in 2 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tamra (tāmra, ताम्र): defined in 14 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “āsyaśrījitajarjarendumalinaṃ kṛtvā kare kandukaṃ”
- āsya -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √as]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√as -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √as]√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- aśrī -
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aśrī (noun, feminine)[compound]aśri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jita -
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jita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- jarjare -
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jarjara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]jarjara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jarjarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indum -
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indu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- alinam -
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alina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kare -
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kari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]kari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kara (noun, masculine)[locative single]kara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kandukam -
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kanduka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “krīḍākautukamiśrabhāvamanayā tāmraṃ vahantyānanam”
- krīḍākautuka -
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krīḍākautuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- miśrabhāvam -
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miśrabhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anayā -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tāmram -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tāmra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tāmrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vahantyā -
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vahantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ānanam -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 5668 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.