Sanskrit quote nr. 7824 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतदेवायुषः सारं निसर्गक्षणभङ्गिनः ।
स्निग्धर्मुग्धैर्विदग्धैश्च यदयन्त्रितमास्यते ॥etadevāyuṣaḥ sāraṃ nisargakṣaṇabhaṅginaḥ |
snigdharmugdhairvidagdhaiśca yadayantritamāsyate ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vayusha (vayusa, vāyuṣa, वायुष): defined in 1 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Nisarga (निसर्ग): defined in 6 categories.
Kshanabhangin (ksanabhangin, kṣaṇabhaṅgin, क्षणभङ्गिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ayantrita (अयन्त्रित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “etadevāyuṣaḥ sāraṃ nisargakṣaṇabhaṅginaḥ”
- etade -
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etad (noun, masculine)[dative single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāyuṣaḥ -
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vāyuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāram -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]
- nisarga -
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nisarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaṇabhaṅginaḥ -
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kṣaṇabhaṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṣaṇabhaṅgin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “snigdharmugdhairvidagdhaiśca yadayantritamāsyate”
- Cannot analyse snigdharmugdhairvidagdhaiśca*ya
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ayantritam -
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ayantrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayantrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayantritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsyate -
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√ās (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√ās (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√as (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 7824 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.