Sanskrit quote nr. 1112 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिरजनि व्याधगृहे सुखमननभूतमनुभूय ।
अपशोककोकमिथुनं जीवनदानेसमुल्लसति ॥adhirajani vyādhagṛhe sukhamananabhūtamanubhūya |
apaśokakokamithunaṃ jīvanadānesamullasati ||
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.
Adhirajani (अधिरजनि): defined in 1 categories.
Vyadha (vyādha, व्याध): defined in 9 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Anana (अनन): defined in 14 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Anubhuya (anubhūya, अनुभूय): defined in 4 categories.
Apashoka (apasoka, apaśoka, अपशोक): defined in 2 categories.
Koka (कोक): defined in 13 categories.
Mithuna (मिथुन): defined in 10 categories.
Jivanada (jīvanada, जीवनद): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 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: “adhirajani vyādhagṛhe sukhamananabhūtamanubhūya”
- adhirajani -
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adhirajani (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyādha -
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vyādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anana -
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anana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtam -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second dual]
- anubhūya -
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anubhūya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “apaśokakokamithunaṃ jīvanadānesamullasati”
- apaśoka -
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apaśoka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apaśoka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- koka -
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koka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mithunam -
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mithuna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mithuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mithunā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jīvanadā -
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jīvanada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- samul -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lasati -
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√las -> lasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √las class 1 verb]√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √las class 1 verb]√las (verb class 1)[present active 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 1112 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.