Sanskrit quote nr. 1251 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनया सुरकाम्यमानया सह योगः सुलभस्तु न त्वया ।
घनसंवृतयाम्बुदागमे कुमुदेनेव निशाकरत्विषा ॥

anayā surakāmyamānayā saha yogaḥ sulabhastu na tvayā |
ghanasaṃvṛtayāmbudāgame kumudeneva niśākaratviṣā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Aya (ayā, अया): defined in 14 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Yogas (योगस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 21 categories.
Samvrita (samvrta, saṃvṛtā, संवृता): defined in 10 categories.
Ambuda (अम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Agama (अगम, agamā, अगमा): defined in 21 categories.
Kumuda (कुमुद): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Nishakara (nisakara, niśākara, निशाकर): defined in 6 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Tvisha (tvisa, tviṣā, त्विषा): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “anayā surakāmyamānayā saha yogaḥ sulabhastu na tvayā
  • anayā -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • surakām -
  • surakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yamān -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ayā -
  • ayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yogaḥ -
  • yogas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sulabhas -
  • sulabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ghanasaṃvṛtayāmbudāgame kumudeneva niśākaratviṣā
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvṛtayā -
  • saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ambudā -
  • ambuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agame -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • kumudene -
  • kumuda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kumuda (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niśākara -
  • niśākara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tviṣā -
  • tviṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tviṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1251 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.

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