Sanskrit quote nr. 1138 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधृत यद्विरहोष्मणि सज्जितं मनसिजेन तदूरुयुगं तदा ।
स्पृशति तत्कदनं कदलीतरुर् यदि मरुज्वलदूषरदूषितः ॥adhṛta yadvirahoṣmaṇi sajjitaṃ manasijena tadūruyugaṃ tadā |
spṛśati tatkadanaṃ kadalītarur yadi marujvaladūṣaradūṣitaḥ ||
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.
Adhrita (adhrta, adhṛta, अधृत): defined in 3 categories.
Yadu (यदु): defined in 5 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Ushman (usman, uṣman, उष्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sajjita (सज्जित): defined in 5 categories.
Manasija (मनसिज): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Sprishat (sprsat, spṛśat, स्पृशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kadana (कदन): defined in 5 categories.
Kadali (kadalī, कदली): defined in 16 categories.
Kadalin (कदलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarus (तरुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jvalat (ज्वलत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ushara (usara, ūṣara, ऊषर): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “adhṛta yadvirahoṣmaṇi sajjitaṃ manasijena tadūruyugaṃ tadā”
- adhṛta -
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adhṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadvi -
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yadu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ira -
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√ir (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ho -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]han (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uṣmaṇi -
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uṣman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sajjitam -
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sajjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sajjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sajjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sañj -> sajjita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √sañj]√sañj -> sajjita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √sañj]√sañj -> sajjitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √sañj]√sajj -> sajjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sajj class 1 verb]√sajj -> sajjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sajj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sajj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sajjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sañj]√sañj -> sajjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sañj], [accusative single from √sañj]
- manasijena -
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manasija (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūru -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “spṛśati tatkadanaṃ kadalītarur yadi marujvaladūṣaradūṣitaḥ”
- spṛśati -
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√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kadanam -
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kadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kadalī -
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kadalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kadalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tarur -
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tarus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- maru -
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maru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- jvalad -
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jvalat (noun, masculine)[compound]jvalat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jval class 1 verb]
- ūṣara -
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ūṣara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūṣara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dūṣitaḥ -
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dūṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √duṣ]
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 1138 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.