Sanskrit quote nr. 2352 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभीक्ष्णमुष्णैरपि तस्य सोष्मणः ।
सुरेन्द्रबन्दीश्वसितानिलैर्यथा ॥abhīkṣṇamuṣṇairapi tasya soṣmaṇaḥ |
surendrabandīśvasitānilairyathā ||
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.
Abhikshnam (abhiksnam, abhīkṣṇam, अभीक्ष्णम्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhikshna (abhiksna, abhīkṣṇa, अभीक्ष्ण): defined in 4 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Soshman (sosman, soṣman, सोष्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Surendra (सुरेन्द्र): defined in 5 categories.
Bandi (बन्दि, bandī, बन्दी): defined in 9 categories.
Shvasita (svasita, śvasita, श्वसित): defined in 3 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “abhīkṣṇamuṣṇairapi tasya soṣmaṇaḥ”
- abhīkṣṇam -
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abhīkṣṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]abhīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uṣṇair -
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uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- soṣmaṇaḥ -
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soṣman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]soṣman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “surendrabandīśvasitānilairyathā”
- surendra -
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surendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandī -
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bandī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bandi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bandin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvasitāni -
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śvasita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śvas -> śvasita (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śvas class 2 verb]
- lair -
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la (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 2352 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.