Sanskrit quote nr. 5822 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति मुषितधियः श्रिया प्रयान्त्या ।
रभसवशादविचिन्त्य दग्धभूपाः ॥iti muṣitadhiyaḥ śriyā prayāntyā |
rabhasavaśādavicintya dagdhabhūpāḥ ||
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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Mushita (musita, muṣita, मुषित): defined in 4 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Antya (antyā, अन्त्या): defined in 8 categories.
Rabhasa (रभस): defined in 6 categories.
Avicintya (अविचिन्त्य): defined in 2 categories.
Dagdha (दग्ध): defined in 12 categories.
Bhupa (bhūpa, भूप): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “iti muṣitadhiyaḥ śriyā prayāntyā”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- muṣita -
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muṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]muṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muṣ -> muṣita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √muṣ class 9 verb]√muṣ -> muṣita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √muṣ class 9 verb]
- dhiyaḥ -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śriyā -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antyā -
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anti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]antī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]antyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “rabhasavaśādavicintya dagdhabhūpāḥ”
- rabhasa -
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rabhasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rabhasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśād -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avicintya -
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avicintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avicintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dagdha -
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dagdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dagdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūpāḥ -
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bhūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 5822 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.