Sanskrit quote nr. 5947 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमस्खलितं धारय ।
वारय परुषाक्षरा वाचः ॥idamaskhalitaṃ dhāraya |
vāraya paruṣākṣarā vācaḥ ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Askhalita (अस्खलित): defined in 4 categories.
Dharaya (dhāraya, धारय): defined in 2 categories.
Parushakshara (parusaksara, paruṣākṣara, परुषाक्षर, paruṣākṣarā, परुषाक्षरा): defined in 2 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaca (vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, 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: “idamaskhalitaṃ dhāraya”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- askhalitam -
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askhalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]askhalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]askhalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhāraya -
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dhāraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhāraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhṛ (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “vāraya paruṣākṣarā vācaḥ”
- vāraya -
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√vṛ (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- paruṣākṣarā* -
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paruṣākṣara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paruṣākṣarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vācaḥ -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5947 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.