Sanskrit quote nr. 1845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योन्यरागवशयोर्युवयोर्विलास- स्वच्छन्दताच्छिदपयातु तदालिवर्गः ।
अत्याजयन् सिचयमाजिमकारयन्वा दन्तैर्नखैश्च मदनो मदनः कथं स्यात् ॥anyonyarāgavaśayoryuvayorvilāsa- svacchandatācchidapayātu tadālivargaḥ |
atyājayan sicayamājimakārayanvā dantairnakhaiśca madano madanaḥ kathaṃ syāt ||
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.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Yuvayu (युवयु): defined in 1 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Svacchandata (svacchandatā, स्वच्छन्दता): defined in 2 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shi (si, śī, शी): defined in 6 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Sicaya (सिचय): defined in 4 categories.
Karayat (kārayat, कारयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “anyonyarāgavaśayoryuvayorvilāsa- svacchandatācchidapayātu tadālivargaḥ”
- anyonya -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāga -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśayor -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vaśa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vaśā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- yuvayor -
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yuvayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yuvayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yuvā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- vilāsa -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svacchandatā -
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svacchandatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acch -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śi -
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śi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śī (noun, feminine)[adverb]śī (noun, masculine)[adverb]śī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payā -
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√pay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√pi (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√pī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ātu -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ālivar -
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√al (verb class 1)[perfect active first dual]
- ṛg -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “atyājayan sicayamājimakārayanvā dantairnakhaiśca madano madanaḥ kathaṃ syāt”
- atyājayan -
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√tyaj (verb class 0)[imperfect active third plural]
- sicayam -
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sicaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ājima -
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√aj (verb class 1)[perfect active first plural]
- kārayan -
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√kṛ -> kārayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dantair -
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danta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nakhaiś -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nakha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madano* -
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madana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madanaḥ -
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madana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active 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 1845 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.