Sanskrit quote nr. 1835 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योन्यं दशनच्छदेषु दशतोरन्योन्यमालिङ्गतोर् अन्योन्यं नखरैः खरैर्विलिखतोरन्योन्यमाचुम्बतोः ।
औत्सुक्येन नवं नवं निधुवनप्रागल्भ्यमभ्यस्यतोः श्रान्ते पञ्चशरेऽपि न प्रणयिनोः प्राप्तोऽपकर्षं रसः ॥anyonyaṃ daśanacchadeṣu daśatoranyonyamāliṅgator anyonyaṃ nakharaiḥ kharairvilikhatoranyonyamācumbatoḥ |
autsukyena navaṃ navaṃ nidhuvanaprāgalbhyamabhyasyatoḥ śrānte pañcaśare'pi na praṇayinoḥ prāpto'pakarṣaṃ rasaḥ ||
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.
Anyonyam (अन्योन्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Dashat (dasat, daśat, दशत्): defined in 1 categories.
Alinga (āliṅga, आलिङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nakhara (नखर): defined in 6 categories.
Khara (खर): defined in 22 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Likhat (लिखत्): defined in 3 categories.
Autsukya (औत्सुक्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Nidhuvana (निधुवन): defined in 3 categories.
Pragalbhya (prāgalbhya, प्रागल्भ्य): defined in 6 categories.
Shranta (sranta, śrānta, श्रान्त, śrāntā, श्रान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Pancashara (pancasara, pañcaśara, पञ्चशर): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Apakarsha (apakarsa, apakarṣa, अपकर्ष): defined in 6 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, India history, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “anyonyaṃ daśanacchadeṣu daśatoranyonyamāliṅgator anyonyaṃ nakharaiḥ kharairvilikhatoranyonyamācumbatoḥ”
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- daśanacchadeṣu -
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daśanacchada (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- daśator -
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daśat (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]daśat (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]daśat (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āliṅga -
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āliṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ranyo -
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√ran (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- unya -
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ū (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nakharaiḥ -
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nakhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nakhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kharair -
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khara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]khara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- likhator -
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√likh -> likhat (participle, masculine)[genitive dual from √likh class 6 verb], [locative dual from √likh class 6 verb]√likh -> likhat (participle, neuter)[genitive dual from √likh class 6 verb], [locative dual from √likh class 6 verb]
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- acumbato -
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√cumb (verb class 1)[imperfect active second plural]
- uḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “autsukyena navaṃ navaṃ nidhuvanaprāgalbhyamabhyasyatoḥ śrānte pañcaśare'pi na praṇayinoḥ prāpto'pakarṣaṃ rasaḥ”
- autsukyena -
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autsukya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nidhuvana -
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nidhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāgalbhyam -
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prāgalbhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhyasyato -
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√bhyas (verb class 1)[imperfect passive third single]
- uḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śrānte -
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śrānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śram class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śram class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śram class 4 verb], [locative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram -> śrāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śram class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śram class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śram class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śram class 4 verb]√śrā (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- pañcaśare' -
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pañcaśara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇayinoḥ -
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praṇayin (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- prāpto' -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apakarṣam -
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apakarṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rasaḥ -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[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 1835 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.