Sanskrit quote nr. 1337 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनारतपरिस्खलन्नयनवारिधाराशत- प्रवृद्धपथनिम्नगासलिलरुद्धयानोद्यमा ।
त्वदीयरिपुकामिनी बहुविदेशयानैषिणी विनिन्दति वलद्दृशा गुरुरुषाश्रुपं प्रावृषम् ॥anāratapariskhalannayanavāridhārāśata- pravṛddhapathanimnagāsalilaruddhayānodyamā |
tvadīyaripukāminī bahuvideśayānaiṣiṇī vinindati valaddṛśā gururuṣāśrupaṃ prāvṛṣam ||
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.
Anarata (anārata, अनारत): defined in 2 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayana (अयन): defined in 13 categories.
Varidhara (vāridhāra, वारिधार, vāridhārā, वारिधारा): defined in 4 categories.
Tvadiya (tvadīya, त्वदीय): defined in 4 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Bahuvid (बहुविद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nindat (निन्दत्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Pravrish (pravrs, prāvṛṣ, प्रावृष्): defined in 4 categories.
Pravrisha (pravrsa, prāvṛṣa, प्रावृष): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “anāratapariskhalannayanavāridhārāśata- pravṛddhapathanimnagāsalilaruddhayānodyamā”
- anārata -
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anārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- skhalann -
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skhalat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√skhal -> skhalat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
- ayana -
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ayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāridhārā -
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vāridhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāridhārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśata -
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aśata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse pravṛddhapathanimnagāsalilaruddhayānodyamā
- Line 2: “tvadīyaripukāminī bahuvideśayānaiṣiṇī vinindati valaddṛśā gururuṣāśrupaṃ prāvṛṣam”
- tvadīya -
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tvadīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tvadīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ripu -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ripu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kāminī -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bahuvide -
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bahuvid (noun, masculine)[dative single]bahuvid (noun, neuter)[dative single]bahuvidā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śayānai -
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śayāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śayāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śayānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śī class 2 verb]√śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śī class 2 verb]√śī -> śayānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
- eṣiṇī -
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eṣiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]eṣin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nindati -
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√nind -> nindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- valad -
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√val -> valat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [accusative single from √val class 1 verb]
- dṛśā* -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uṣā -
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uṣā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]uṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśru -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pam -
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pa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāvṛṣam -
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prāvṛṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāvṛṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 1337 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.