Sanskrit quote nr. 2282 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिनवयवसश्रीशालिनि क्ष्मातलेऽस्मिन् ।
अतिशयपरभागं भेजिरे जिष्णुगोपाः ॥abhinavayavasaśrīśālini kṣmātale'smin |
atiśayaparabhāgaṃ bhejire jiṣṇugopāḥ ||
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.
Yavasa (यवस): defined in 8 categories.
Shrisha (srisa, śrīśa, श्रीश, śrīśā, श्रीशा): defined in 3 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Alini (alinī, अलिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Kshmatala (ksmatala, kṣmātala, क्ष्मातल): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Atishaya (atisaya, atiśaya, अतिशय): defined in 12 categories.
Parabhaga (parabhāga, परभाग): defined in 3 categories.
Jishnu (jisnu, jiṣṇu, जिष्णु): defined in 8 categories.
Gopa (gopā, गोपा): defined in 12 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, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “abhinavayavasaśrīśālini kṣmātale'smin”
- abhinava -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yavasa -
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yavasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīśā -
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śrīśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrīśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alini -
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alinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]alin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kṣmātale' -
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kṣmātala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “atiśayaparabhāgaṃ bhejire jiṣṇugopāḥ”
- atiśaya -
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atiśaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atiśaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parabhāgam -
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parabhāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhejire -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[perfect middle third plural]
- jiṣṇu -
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jiṣṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jiṣṇu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jiṣṇu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- gopāḥ -
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gopā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]gopā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]gopa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 2282 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.