Sanskrit quote nr. 2146 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्युद्दामव्यसनसरणेः संगमे कामुकानां ।
भद्रं भद्रे भुवनजयिनस्त्वत्कलाकौलशस्य ॥apyuddāmavyasanasaraṇeḥ saṃgame kāmukānāṃ |
bhadraṃ bhadre bhuvanajayinastvatkalākaulaśasya ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Uddama (uddāma, उद्दाम): defined in 10 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Sarani (saraṇi, सरणि): defined in 10 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Kamuka (kāmuka, कामुक, kāmukā, कामुका): defined in 10 categories.
Bhadram (भद्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र, bhadrā, भद्रा): defined in 24 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Jayin (जयिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Kaula (कौल): defined in 9 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Shasya (sasya, śasya, शस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “apyuddāmavyasanasaraṇeḥ saṃgame kāmukānāṃ”
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- uddāma -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyasana -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saraṇeḥ -
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saraṇi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- saṅgame -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kāmukānām -
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kāmuka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kāmuka (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāmukā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “bhadraṃ bhadre bhuvanajayinastvatkalākaulaśasya”
- bhadram -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhadra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhadre -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhuvana -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jayinas -
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jayin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jayin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tvat -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kaula -
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kaula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śasya -
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śasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṃs -> śasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śaṃs]√śas -> śasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śas]śa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√śaṃs -> śasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śaṃs -> śasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
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 2146 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.