Sanskrit quote nr. 1283 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनवरतरसेन रागभाजा करजपरिक्षतिलब्धसंस्तवेन ।
सपदि तरुणपल्लवेन वध्वा विगतदयं खलु खण्डितेन मम्ले ॥

anavaratarasena rāgabhājā karajaparikṣatilabdhasaṃstavena |
sapadi taruṇapallavena vadhvā vigatadayaṃ khalu khaṇḍitena mamle ||

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.

Anavarata (अनवरत): defined in 5 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaja (bhājā, भाजा): defined in 3 categories.
Karaja (करज): defined in 6 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Samstava (saṃstava, संस्तव): defined in 5 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Taruna (taruṇa, तरुण): defined in 12 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Vigata (विगत): defined in 9 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Khandita (khaṇḍita, खण्डित): defined in 13 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.

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

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: “anavaratarasena rāgabhājā karajaparikṣatilabdhasaṃstavena
  • anavarata -
  • anavarata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anavarata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasena -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rāga -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhājā -
  • bhāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karaja -
  • karaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parikṣati -
  • parikṣati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • saṃstavena -
  • saṃstava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sapadi taruṇapallavena vadhvā vigatadayaṃ khalu khaṇḍitena mamle
  • sapadi -
  • sapadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • taruṇa -
  • taruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pallavena -
  • pallava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pallava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vadhvā* -
  • vadhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vadhū (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vigata -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dayam -
  • dayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khaṇḍitena -
  • khaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    khaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [instrumental single from √khaṇḍ]
    khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [instrumental single from √khaṇḍ]
  • mam -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • le -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    li (noun, masculine)
    [vocative 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 1283 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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