Sanskrit quote nr. 1480 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुभवन्नवदोलमृतूत्सवं पटुरपि प्रियकण्ठजिघृक्षया ।
अन्यदासनरज्जुपरिग्रहे भुजलतां जलतामबलाजनः ॥anubhavannavadolamṛtūtsavaṃ paṭurapi priyakaṇṭhajighṛkṣayā |
anyadāsanarajjuparigrahe bhujalatāṃ jalatāmabalājanaḥ ||
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.
Anubha (अनुभ): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Annavat (अन्नवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ola (ओल): defined in 5 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Patu (paṭu, पटु): defined in 14 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 19 categories.
Jighriksha (jighrksa, jighṛkṣā, जिघृक्षा): defined in 1 categories.
Anyada (anyadā, अन्यदा): defined in 2 categories.
Asana (āsana, आसन): defined in 23 categories.
Parigraha (परिग्रह): defined in 11 categories.
Bhujalata (bhujalatā, भुजलता): defined in 1 categories.
Jalata (jalatā, जलता): defined in 2 categories.
Abala (अबल, abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Ajana (अजन): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “anubhavannavadolamṛtūtsavaṃ paṭurapi priyakaṇṭhajighṛkṣayā”
- anubha -
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anubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anubha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- annavad -
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annavat (noun, masculine)[compound]annavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- olam -
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ola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]olā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛtū -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- utsavam -
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utsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- paṭur -
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paṭu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jighṛkṣayā -
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jighṛkṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “anyadāsanarajjuparigrahe bhujalatāṃ jalatāmabalājanaḥ”
- anyadā -
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anyadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āsana -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rajju -
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rajju (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- parigrahe -
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parigraha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhujalatām -
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bhujalatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jalatām -
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jalatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√jal -> jalat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √jal class 1 verb]√jal -> jalat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √jal class 1 verb]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- abalā -
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abala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]abalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajanaḥ -
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ajana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 1480 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.