Sanskrit quote nr. 1948 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपवर्जितविप्लवे शुचौ ।
हृदयग्राहिणि मङ्गलास्पदे ॥

apavarjitaviplave śucau |
hṛdayagrāhiṇi maṅgalāspade ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Apavarjita (अपवर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Viplava (विप्लव, viplavā, विप्लवा): defined in 5 categories.
Shuca (suca, śuca, शुच): defined in 6 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Hridayagrahin (hrdayagrahin, hṛdayagrāhin, हृदयग्राहिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mangala (maṅgala, मङ्गल, maṅgalā, मङ्गला): defined in 21 categories.
Aspada (āspada, आस्पद): defined in 11 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “apavarjitaviplave śucau
  • apavarjita -
  • apavarjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apavarjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viplave -
  • viplava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viplava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viplavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śucau -
  • śuc (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śuca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śuci (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śuci (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “hṛdayagrāhiṇi maṅgalāspade
  • hṛdayagrāhiṇi -
  • hṛdayagrāhin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hṛdayagrāhin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • maṅgalā -
  • maṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āspade -
  • āspada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1948 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.

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