Sanskrit quote nr. 1014 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्रोहसमयं कृत्वा मुनीनामग्रतो हरिः ।
जघान नमुचिं पश्चाद् अपां फेनेन पार्थिव ॥adrohasamayaṃ kṛtvā munīnāmagrato hariḥ |
jaghāna namuciṃ paścād apāṃ phenena pārthiva ||
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.
Adroha (अद्रोह): defined in 2 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Muni (मुनि, munī, मुनी): defined in 18 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Namuci (नमुचि): defined in 7 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Phena (फेन): defined in 14 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “adrohasamayaṃ kṛtvā munīnāmagrato hariḥ”
- adroha -
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adroha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samayam -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- munīnām -
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muni (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]muni (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]munī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- agrato* -
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agrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hariḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “jaghāna namuciṃ paścād apāṃ phenena pārthiva”
- jaghāna -
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√han (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- namucim -
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namuci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- apām -
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ap (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ap (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- phenena -
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phena (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]phena (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pārthiva -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1014 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.