Sanskrit quote nr. 1570 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनेन सार्धं विहराम्बुराशेस् तीरेषु तालीवनमर्मरेषु ।
द्वीपान्तरानीतलवङ्गपुष्पैर् अपाकृतस्वेदलवा मरुद्भिः ॥

anena sārdhaṃ viharāmburāśes tīreṣu tālīvanamarmareṣu |
dvīpāntarānītalavaṅgapuṣpair apākṛtasvedalavā marudbhiḥ ||

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.

Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Vihara (विहर): defined in 14 categories.
Amburashi (amburasi, amburāśi, अम्बुराशि): defined in 3 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Tali (tāli, तालि, tālī, ताली): defined in 10 categories.
Talin (tālin, तालिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Arma (अर्म): defined in 4 categories.
Arman (अर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Dvipa (dvīpa, द्वीप): defined in 12 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Apakrita (apakrta, apākṛta, अपाकृत): defined in 3 categories.
Sveda (स्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “anena sārdhaṃ viharāmburāśes tīreṣu tālīvanamarmareṣu
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viharā -
  • vihara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amburāśes -
  • amburāśi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tīreṣu -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tālī -
  • tālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tāli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arma -
  • arma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • reṣu -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “dvīpāntarānītalavaṅgapuṣpair apākṛtasvedalavā marudbhiḥ
  • dvīpān -
  • dvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarān -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • īta -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle third single]
  • lavaṅgapuṣpair -
  • lavaṅgapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • apākṛta -
  • apākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sveda -
  • sveda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sveda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lavā* -
  • lava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • marudbhiḥ -
  • marut (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    marut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

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 1570 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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