Sanskrit quote nr. 2320 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिमुनि सहसा हृते परस्या ।
घनमरुता जघनांशुकैकदेशे ॥abhimuni sahasā hṛte parasyā |
ghanamarutā jaghanāṃśukaikadeśe ||
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.
Abhimuni (अभिमुनि): defined in 1 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत, hṛtā, हृता): defined in 6 categories.
Hriti (hrti, hṛti, हृति): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Sya (syā, स्या): defined in 3 categories.
Ghanam (घनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Amshuka (amsuka, aṃśuka, अंशुक): defined in 5 categories.
Ekadesha (ekadesa, ekadeśa, एकदेश, ekadeśā, एकदेशा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism
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: “abhimuni sahasā hṛte parasyā”
- abhimuni -
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abhimuni (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hṛte -
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hṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]hṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- syā -
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si (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]syā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ghanamarutā jaghanāṃśukaikadeśe”
- ghanam -
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ghanam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arutā -
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- jaghanā -
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jaghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√han (verb class 1)[perfect active first single]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active first single]
- aṃśukai -
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aṃśuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ekadeśe -
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ekadeśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ekadeśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ekadeśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2320 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.