Sanskrit quote nr. 1991 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपापघनसंवृतेरविशदस्मितात्युन्नमत् ।
समस्तनरसादरग्रहणतः कृतार्थप्रिया ॥apāpaghanasaṃvṛteraviśadasmitātyunnamat |
samastanarasādaragrahaṇataḥ kṛtārthapriyā ||
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.
Apapa (apāpa, अपाप): defined in 7 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Samvriti (samvrti, saṃvṛti, संवृति): defined in 5 categories.
Asmita (asmitā, अस्मिता): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Samasta (समस्त): defined in 11 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Sadara (sādara, सादर): defined in 7 categories.
Grahana (grahaṇa, ग्रहण): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Kritartha (krtartha, kṛtārtha, कृतार्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “apāpaghanasaṃvṛteraviśadasmitātyunnamat”
- apāpa -
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apāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvṛter -
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saṃvṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- aviśad -
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√viś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third single]
- asmitā -
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asmitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unna -
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unna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√und -> unna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> unna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]
- mat -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- Line 2: “samastanarasādaragrahaṇataḥ kṛtārthapriyā”
- samasta -
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samasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādara -
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sādara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sādara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grahaṇa -
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grahaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grahaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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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]
- kṛtārtha -
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kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyā -
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prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[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 1991 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.