Sanskrit quote nr. 6091 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं गौरेका नः क्वचिदपि न संयोजनविधाव् ।
अमुष्याः पश्यामो रसभरमुचं कांचिदपराम् ॥iyaṃ gaurekā naḥ kvacidapi na saṃyojanavidhāv |
amuṣyāḥ paśyāmo rasabharamucaṃ kāṃcidaparām ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Gaura (गौर, gaurā, गौरा): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Muc (मुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Muca (मुच): defined in 1 categories.
Kanci (kāñci, काञ्चि, kāñcī, काञ्ची): defined in 17 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
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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: “iyaṃ gaurekā naḥ kvacidapi na saṃyojanavidhāv”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- gaure -
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gaura (noun, masculine)[locative single]gaura (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gaurā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse saṃyojanavidhāv
- Line 2: “amuṣyāḥ paśyāmo rasabharamucaṃ kāṃcidaparām”
- amuṣyāḥ -
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adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- paśyām -
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paśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhara -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mucam -
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muca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mucā (noun, feminine)[adverb]muc (noun, feminine)[accusative single]muc (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kāñci -
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kāñci (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāñci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāñci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kāñcī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parām -
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parā (noun, feminine)[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 6091 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.