Sanskrit quote nr. 5952 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमुच्छ्वसितालकं मुखं ।
तव विश्रान्तकथं दुनोति माम् ॥idamucchvasitālakaṃ mukhaṃ |
tava viśrāntakathaṃ dunoti mām ||
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.
Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित, ucchvasitā, उच्छ्वसिता): defined in 4 categories.
Alakam (अलकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishrantakatha (visrantakatha, viśrāntakatha, विश्रान्तकथ): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, 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: “idamucchvasitālakaṃ mukhaṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucchvasitā -
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ucchvasita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucchvasita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ucchvasitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alakam -
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alakam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]alaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tava viśrāntakathaṃ dunoti mām”
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- viśrāntakatham -
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viśrāntakatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśrāntakatha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśrāntakathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dunoti -
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√du (verb class 5)[present active third single]√dū (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[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 5952 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.