Sanskrit quote nr. 2278 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिनवनवनीतस्निग्धमापीतदुग्धं ।
दधिकणपरिदिग्धं मुग्धमङ्गं मुरारेः ॥abhinavanavanītasnigdhamāpītadugdhaṃ |
dadhikaṇaparidigdhaṃ mugdhamaṅgaṃ murāreḥ ||
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.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Navanita (navanīta, नवनीत): defined in 9 categories.
Snigdham (स्निग्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Apita (āpīta, आपीत): defined in 4 categories.
Dugdha (दुग्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Dadhi (दधि): defined in 19 categories.
Digdha (दिग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Murari (murāri, मुरारि): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali
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: “abhinavanavanītasnigdhamāpītadugdhaṃ”
- abhinava -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- navanīta -
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navanīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- snigdham -
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snigdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]snigdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]snigdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 4 verb]
- āpīta -
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āpīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dugdham -
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dugdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dugdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dugdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√duh (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “dadhikaṇaparidigdhaṃ mugdhamaṅgaṃ murāreḥ”
- dadhi -
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dadhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṇapa -
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kaṇapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- digdham -
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digdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]digdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]digdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dih (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- mugdham -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mugdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mugdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- murāreḥ -
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murāri (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 2278 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.