Sanskrit quote nr. 1840 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योन्यग्रथितारुणाङ्गुलिनमत्पाणिद्वयस्योपरि न्यस्योच्छवासविकम्पिताधरदलं निर्वेदशून्यं मुखम् ।
आमीलन्नयनान्तवान्तसलिलं श्लाध्यस्य निन्द्यस्य वा कस्येदं दृढसौहृदं प्रतिदिनं दीनं त्वया स्मर्यते ॥anyonyagrathitāruṇāṅgulinamatpāṇidvayasyopari nyasyocchavāsavikampitādharadalaṃ nirvedaśūnyaṃ mukham |
āmīlannayanāntavāntasalilaṃ ślādhyasya nindyasya vā kasyedaṃ dṛḍhasauhṛdaṃ pratidinaṃ dīnaṃ tvayā smaryate ||
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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.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Grathita (ग्रथित, grathitā, ग्रथिता): defined in 6 categories.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण, aruṇā, अरुणा): defined in 17 categories.
Aru (अरु): defined in 7 categories.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Namat (नमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Nyasya (न्यस्य, nyasyā, न्यस्या): defined in 2 categories.
Vasavi (vāsavī, वासवी): defined in 3 categories.
Kampita (कम्पित, kampitā, कम्पिता): defined in 8 categories.
Adharadala (अधरदल): defined in 1 categories.
Nirveda (निर्वेद): defined in 9 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य): defined in 15 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ayananta (ayanānta, अयनान्त): defined in 2 categories.
Vanta (vānta, वान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Nindya (निन्द्य): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dridhasauhrida (drdhasauhrda, dṛḍhasauhṛda, दृढसौहृद): defined in 1 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन, dīna, दीन): defined in 16 categories.
Dinam (dīnam, दीनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Tamil
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: “anyonyagrathitāruṇāṅgulinamatpāṇidvayasyopari nyasyocchavāsavikampitādharadalaṃ nirvedaśūnyaṃ mukham”
- anyonya -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grathitā -
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grathita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grathita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]grathitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√grath (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√grath (verb class 9)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aruṇā -
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aruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aruṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]aru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṅguli -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- namat -
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namat (noun, masculine)[compound]namat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√nam -> namat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nam class 1 verb]
- pāṇi -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dvayasyo -
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dvaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]dvayasī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nyasyo -
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nyasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nyasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nyasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uccha -
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√vas (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vāsavi -
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vāsavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāsavī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kampitā -
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kampita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kampita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kamp]kampitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]√kamp -> kampitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kamp]√kamp (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- adharadalam -
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adharadala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nirveda -
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nirveda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirveda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūnyam -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūnya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “āmīlannayanāntavāntasalilaṃ ślādhyasya nindyasya vā kasyedaṃ dṛḍhasauhṛdaṃ pratidinaṃ dīnaṃ tvayā smaryate”
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ī -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ilann -
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√il -> ilat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb]
- ayanānta -
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ayanānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vānta -
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vānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vam -> vānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]
- salilam -
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salila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse ślādhyasya*ni
- nindyasya -
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nindya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nindya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √nind class 1 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kasye -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√kas (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛḍhasauhṛdam -
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dṛḍhasauhṛda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛḍhasauhṛda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dīnam -
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dīnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- smaryate -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third 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 1840 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.