Sanskrit quote nr. 1953 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपशूलं तमासाद्य लवणं लक्ष्मणानुजः ।
रुरोध संमुखीनो हि जयो रन्ध्रप्रहारिणाम् ॥

apaśūlaṃ tamāsādya lavaṇaṃ lakṣmaṇānujaḥ |
rurodha saṃmukhīno hi jayo randhraprahāriṇām ||

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.

Apashula (apasula, apaśūla, अपशूल): defined in 1 categories.
Tama (तम, tamā, तमा): defined in 12 categories.
Asadya (āsādya, आसाद्य): defined in 5 categories.
Lavana (lavaṇa, लवण): defined in 16 categories.
Lakshmana (laksmana, lakṣmaṇa, लक्ष्मण, lakṣmaṇā, लक्ष्मणा): defined in 15 categories.
Lakshman (laksman, lakṣman, लक्ष्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Anuja (अनुज): defined in 10 categories.
Muc (मुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 13 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jaya (जय): defined in 26 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Randhrapraharin (randhraprahārin, रन्ध्रप्रहारिन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “apaśūlaṃ tamāsādya lavaṇaṃ lakṣmaṇānujaḥ
  • apaśūlam -
  • apaśūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apaśūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apaśūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tamā -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lavaṇam -
  • lavaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lavaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lavaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lakṣmaṇā -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anujaḥ -
  • anuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rurodha saṃmukhīno hi jayo randhraprahāriṇām
  • rurodha -
  • rudh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    rudh (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • muk -
  • muc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    muc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    muc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hīno* -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • randhraprahāriṇām -
  • randhraprahārin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    randhraprahārin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

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 1953 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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