Sanskrit quote nr. 1241 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनभ्रवृष्टिः श्रवणामृतस्य सरस्वती विभ्रमजन्मभूमिः ।
वैदर्भरीतिः कृतिनामुदेति सौभाग्यलाभप्रतिभूः पदानाम् ॥anabhravṛṣṭiḥ śravaṇāmṛtasya sarasvatī vibhramajanmabhūmiḥ |
vaidarbharītiḥ kṛtināmudeti saubhāgyalābhapratibhūḥ padānām ||
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.
Anabhravrishti (anabhravrsti, anabhravṛṣṭi, अनभ्रवृष्टि): defined in 1 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇā, श्रवणा): defined in 20 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasvat (सरस्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvati (sarasvatī, सरस्वती): defined in 21 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Janmabhumi (janmabhūmi, जन्मभूमि): defined in 4 categories.
Vaidarbhariti (vaidarbharīti, वैदर्भरीति): defined in 2 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Saubhagya (saubhāgya, सौभाग्य): defined in 12 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Pratibhu (pratibhū, प्रतिभू): defined in 6 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Pali, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “anabhravṛṣṭiḥ śravaṇāmṛtasya sarasvatī vibhramajanmabhūmiḥ”
- anabhravṛṣṭiḥ -
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anabhravṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śravaṇām -
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śravaṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛtasya -
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ṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sarasvatī -
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sarasvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sarasvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vibhrama -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- janmabhūmiḥ -
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janmabhūmi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vaidarbharītiḥ kṛtināmudeti saubhāgyalābhapratibhūḥ padānām”
- vaidarbharītiḥ -
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vaidarbharīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtinām -
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kṛtin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kṛtin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ude -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- saubhāgya -
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saubhāgya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābha -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratibhūḥ -
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pratibhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padānām -
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pada (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 1241 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.