Sanskrit quote nr. 1751 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यत्र यूयं कुसुमावचायं कुरुध्वमत्रास्मि करोमि सख्यः ।
नाहं हि दूरं भ्रमितुं समर्था प्रसीदतायं रचितोऽञ्जलिर्वः ॥anyatra yūyaṃ kusumāvacāyaṃ kurudhvamatrāsmi karomi sakhyaḥ |
nāhaṃ hi dūraṃ bhramituṃ samarthā prasīdatāyaṃ racito'ñjalirvaḥ ||
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.
Anyatra (अन्यत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 15 categories.
Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Naha (nāha, नाह): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Samartha (samarthā, समर्था): defined in 8 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Racita (रचित): defined in 12 categories.
Anjali (añjali, अञ्जलि): defined in 13 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 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: “anyatra yūyaṃ kusumāvacāyaṃ kurudhvamatrāsmi karomi sakhyaḥ”
- anyatra -
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anyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yūyam -
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√yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative plural]
- kusumāva -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- acāyam -
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√cāy (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- kurudhvam -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative middle second plural]
- atrā -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- karomi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active first single]
- sakhyaḥ -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “nāhaṃ hi dūraṃ bhramituṃ samarthā prasīdatāyaṃ racito'ñjalirvaḥ”
- nāham -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhramitum -
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√bhram -> bhramitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhram]√bhram -> bhramitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhram]
- samarthā -
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samarthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sīdatā -
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√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- racito' -
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racita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- añjalir -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
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 1751 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.