Sanskrit quote nr. 1815 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यूनं गुणममृतस्य धारयन्ती संफुल्लस्फुरितसरोरुहावतंसा ।
प्रेयोभिः सह सरसी निषेव्यमाणा रक्तत्वं व्यधित वधूदृशं सुरा च ॥anyūnaṃ guṇamamṛtasya dhārayantī saṃphullasphuritasaroruhāvataṃsā |
preyobhiḥ saha sarasī niṣevyamāṇā raktatvaṃ vyadhita vadhūdṛśaṃ surā ca ||
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.
Anyuna (anyūna, अन्यून): defined in 4 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Dharayat (dhārayat, धारयत्): defined in 3 categories.
Samphulla (सम्फुल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Sphurita (स्फुरित): defined in 6 categories.
Saroruh (सरोरुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Saroruha (सरोरुह): defined in 7 categories.
Avata (अवत): defined in 6 categories.
Preyas (प्रेयस्): defined in 4 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasi (sarasī, सरसी): defined in 8 categories.
Nishevya (nisevya, niṣevya, निषेव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Raktatva (रक्तत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Drisham (drsam, dṛśam, दृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Sura (surā, सुरा): defined in 24 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Nepali
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: “anyūnaṃ guṇamamṛtasya dhārayantī saṃphullasphuritasaroruhāvataṃsā”
- anyūnam -
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anyūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- guṇam -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amṛtasya -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- dhārayantī -
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dhārayantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]√dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √dhṛ]dhārayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dhṛ], [vocative dual from √dhṛ], [accusative dual from √dhṛ]√dhṛ -> dhārayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dhṛ]
- samphulla -
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samphulla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samphulla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphurita -
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sphurita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sphurita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- saroruhā -
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saroruha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saroruha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saroruh (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- avataṃ -
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avat (noun, neuter)[adverb]avata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “preyobhiḥ saha sarasī niṣevyamāṇā raktatvaṃ vyadhita vadhūdṛśaṃ surā ca”
- preyobhiḥ -
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preyas (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]preyas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sarasī -
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sarasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]saras (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- niṣevyam -
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niṣevya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niṣevya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niṣevyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āṇā -
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- raktatvam -
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raktatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhita -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle third single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dṛśam -
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dṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- surā -
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surā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1815 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.