Sanskrit quote nr. 232 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्रे गीतं सरसकवयः पार्श्वतो दाक्षिणात्याः पृष्ठे लीलावलयरणितं चामरग्राहिणीनाम् ।
यद्यस्त्येवं कुरु भवरसास्वादने लम्पटत्वं नो चेच्चेतः प्रविश सहसा निर्विकल्पे समाधौ ॥agre gītaṃ sarasakavayaḥ pārśvato dākṣiṇātyāḥ pṛṣṭhe līlāvalayaraṇitaṃ cāmaragrāhiṇīnām |
yadyastyevaṃ kuru bhavarasāsvādane lampaṭatvaṃ no ceccetaḥ praviśa sahasā nirvikalpe samādhau ||
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.
Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Gita (gīta, गीत): defined in 14 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Dakshinatya (daksinatya, dākṣiṇātya, दाक्षिणात्य, dākṣiṇātyā, दाक्षिणात्या): defined in 7 categories.
Prishthe (prsthe, pṛṣṭhe, पृष्ठे): defined in 1 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Ranita (raṇita, रणित): defined in 3 categories.
Camaragrahini (cāmaragrāhiṇī, चामरग्राहिणी): defined in 2 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asti (अस्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Astya (अस्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavarasa (भवरस): defined in 1 categories.
Asvadana (āsvādana, आस्वादन): defined in 3 categories.
Lampatatva (lampaṭatva, लम्पटत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Visha (visa, viśa, विश): defined in 19 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Nirvikalpa (निर्विकल्प, nirvikalpā, निर्विकल्पा): defined in 8 categories.
Samadha (samādhā, समाधा): defined in 2 categories.
Samadhi (samādhi, समाधि): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “agre gītaṃ sarasakavayaḥ pārśvato dākṣiṇātyāḥ pṛṣṭhe līlāvalayaraṇitaṃ cāmaragrāhiṇīnām”
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gītam -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarasa -
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sarasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kavayaḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pārśvato* -
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pārśvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dākṣiṇātyāḥ -
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dākṣiṇātya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dākṣiṇātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pṛṣṭhe -
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pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- valaya -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]valaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√val (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- raṇitam -
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raṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]raṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ]√raṇ -> raṇita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √raṇ], [accusative single from √raṇ]
- cāmaragrāhiṇīnām -
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cāmaragrāhiṇī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “yadyastyevaṃ kuru bhavarasāsvādane lampaṭatvaṃ no ceccetaḥ praviśa sahasā nirvikalpe samādhau”
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- astye -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- bhavarasā -
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bhavarasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āsvādane -
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āsvādana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- lampaṭatvam -
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lampaṭatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse ceccetaḥ*pr
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- viśa -
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viśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√viś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirvikalpe -
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nirvikalpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirvikalpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirvikalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samādhau -
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samādhā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]samādhi (noun, masculine)[locative 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 232 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.