Sanskrit quote nr. 1333 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनायासकृशं मध्यम् अशङ्कतरले दृशौ ।
अभूषणमनोहारि वपुर्वयसि सुभ्रुवः ॥anāyāsakṛśaṃ madhyam aśaṅkatarale dṛśau |
abhūṣaṇamanohāri vapurvayasi subhruvaḥ ||
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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.
Anayasa (anāyāsa, अनायास): defined in 7 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Madhyam (मध्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Rala (ralā, रला): defined in 6 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drishi (drsi, dṛśi, दृशि): defined in 1 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Abhusha (abhusa, abhūṣa, अभूष): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि, hārī, हारी): defined in 25 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Subhru (subhrū, सुभ्रू): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jain philosophy
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: “anāyāsakṛśaṃ madhyam aśaṅkatarale dṛśau”
- anāyāsa -
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anāyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anāyāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛśam -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhyam -
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madhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśaṅkata -
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√śaṅk (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third single]
- rale -
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ralā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dṛśau -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛśi (noun, feminine)[locative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “abhūṣaṇamanohāri vapurvayasi subhruvaḥ”
- abhūṣa -
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abhūṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhūṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ano -
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ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- hāri -
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hāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]hārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]hārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vapur -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vayasi -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vay (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- subhruvaḥ -
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subhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 1333 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.