Sanskrit quote nr. 6206 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह विश्वम्भरापीडे चन्दनं कस्य न प्रियम् ।
अनुस्वारं विलिप्यापि ओकारस्य प्रयोजनात् ॥iha viśvambharāpīḍe candanaṃ kasya na priyam |
anusvāraṃ vilipyāpi okārasya prayojanāt ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Vishvambhara (visvambhara, viśvambhara, विश्वम्भर, viśvambharā, विश्वम्भरा): defined in 5 categories.
Apida (apīḍā, अपीडा): defined in 4 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Anusvara (anusvāra, अनुस्वार): defined in 8 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Lipi (लिपि): defined in 10 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Okara (okāra, ओकार): defined in 7 categories.
Prayojana (प्रयोजन): defined in 13 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: “iha viśvambharāpīḍe candanaṃ kasya na priyam”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viśvambharā -
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viśvambhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśvambhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśvambharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apīḍe -
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apīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- candanam -
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candana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “anusvāraṃ vilipyāpi okārasya prayojanāt”
- anusvāram -
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anusvāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lipyā -
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lipi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]√lip -> lipya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lip]√lip -> lipya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lip]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- okārasya -
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okāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- prayojanāt -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 6206 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.