Sanskrit quote nr. 1058 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरेण समागमाद् रदानाम् अरुणिम्ना पिहितोऽपि शुक्लभावः ।
हसितेन सितेन पक्ष्मलाक्ष्याः पुनरुल्लासमवाप जातपक्षः ॥adhareṇa samāgamād radānām aruṇimnā pihito'pi śuklabhāvaḥ |
hasitena sitena pakṣmalākṣyāḥ punarullāsamavāpa jātapakṣaḥ ||
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.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Samagama (samāgama, समागम): defined in 11 categories.
Rada (रद, radā, रदा): defined in 10 categories.
Aruniman (aruṇiman, अरुणिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pihita (पिहित): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shukla (sukla, śukla, शुक्ल): defined in 15 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Hasita (हसित): defined in 7 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Pakshmala (paksmala, pakṣmala, पक्ष्मल, pakṣmalā, पक्ष्मला): defined in 2 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Ullasa (ullāsa, उल्लास): defined in 7 categories.
Avapa (avāpa, अवाप): defined in 6 categories.
Jatapaksha (jatapaksa, jātapakṣa, जातपक्ष): defined in 1 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: “adhareṇa samāgamād radānām aruṇimnā pihito'pi śuklabhāvaḥ”
- adhareṇa -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]adhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- samāgamād -
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samāgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- radānām -
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rada (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rada (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]radā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- aruṇimnā -
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aruṇiman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pihito' -
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pihita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śukla -
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śukla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śukla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvaḥ -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- Line 2: “hasitena sitena pakṣmalākṣyāḥ punarullāsamavāpa jātapakṣaḥ”
- hasitena -
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hasita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hasita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√has -> hasita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √has class 1 verb]
- sitena -
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sita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √si class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √si class 9 verb]
- pakṣmalā -
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pakṣmala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣmala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣmalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣyā -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative single], [accusative dual]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ullāsam -
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ullāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- avāpa -
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avāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātapakṣaḥ -
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jātapakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1058 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.