Sanskrit quote nr. 2187 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रार्थनमसंस्पर्शम् असंदर्शनमेव च ।
पुरुषस्येह नियमो भवेद्रागप्रहाणये ॥aprārthanamasaṃsparśam asaṃdarśanameva ca |
puruṣasyeha niyamo bhavedrāgaprahāṇaye ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Samsparsha (samsparsa, saṃsparśa, संस्पर्श): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Niyama (नियम): defined in 17 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Prahani (prahāṇi, प्रहाणि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “aprārthanamasaṃsparśam asaṃdarśanameva ca”
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rā -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arthanam -
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arthanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsparśam -
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saṃsparśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃsparśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asandarśanam -
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asandarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “puruṣasyeha niyamo bhavedrāgaprahāṇaye”
- puruṣasye -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niyamo* -
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niyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- rāga -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prahāṇaye -
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prahāṇi (noun, feminine)[dative 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 2187 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.