Sanskrit quote nr. 7886 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्या विरहज्वरः करतलस्पर्शैः परीक्ष्यो न यः ।
स्निग्धेनापि जनेन दाहभयतः प्रस्थंपचः पाथसाम् ॥etasyā virahajvaraḥ karatalasparśaiḥ parīkṣyo na yaḥ |
snigdhenāpi janena dāhabhayataḥ prasthaṃpacaḥ pāthasām ||
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.
Virahajvara (विरहज्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Karatala (करतल): defined in 10 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Parikshya (pariksya, parīkṣya, परीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Daha (dāha, दाह): defined in 14 categories.
Prasthampaca (प्रस्थम्पच): defined in 1 categories.
Pathas (pāthas, पाथस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Hinduism
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: “etasyā virahajvaraḥ karatalasparśaiḥ parīkṣyo na yaḥ”
- etasyā* -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- virahajvaraḥ -
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virahajvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karatala -
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karatala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sparśaiḥ -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sparśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- parīkṣyo* -
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parīkṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “snigdhenāpi janena dāhabhayataḥ prasthaṃpacaḥ pāthasām”
- snigdhenā -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √snih class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √snih class 4 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- janena -
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jana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dāha -
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dāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhayataḥ -
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√bhī (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- prasthampacaḥ -
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prasthampaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāthasām -
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pāthas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 7886 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.