Sanskrit quote nr. 1500 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुरागवन्तमपि लोचनयोर् दधतं वपुः सुखमतापकरम् ।
निरकासयद्रविमपेतवसुं वियदालयादपरदिग्गणिका ॥anurāgavantamapi locanayor dadhataṃ vapuḥ sukhamatāpakaram |
nirakāsayadravimapetavasuṃ viyadālayādaparadiggaṇikā ||
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.
Anuragavat (anurāgavat, अनुरागवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Locana (लोचन, locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Apakara (āpakara, आपकर): defined in 8 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Apeta (अपेत): defined in 5 categories.
Vasu (वसु): defined in 17 categories.
Viyat (वियत्): defined in 4 categories.
Alaya (ālaya, आलय): defined in 15 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Ganika (gaṇikā, गणिका): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anurāgavantamapi locanayor dadhataṃ vapuḥ sukhamatāpakaram”
- anurāgavantam -
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anurāgavat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- locanayor -
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locana (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]locana (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]locanā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- dadhatam -
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√dadh (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- vapuḥ -
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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]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āpakaram -
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āpakara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āpakara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nirakāsayadravimapetavasuṃ viyadālayādaparadiggaṇikā”
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akāsayad -
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√kas (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
- ravim -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- apeta -
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apeta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apeta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vasum -
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vasu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vasu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- viyad -
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viyat (noun, masculine)[compound]viyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√vī -> viyat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vī class 2 verb]
- ālayād -
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ālaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- apara -
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apara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dig -
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diś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- gaṇikā -
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gaṇikā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 1500 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.