Sanskrit quote nr. 2404 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अभ्युन्नतेऽपि जलदे जगदेकसार- ।
साधारणप्रणयहारिणि हा यदेते ॥

abhyunnate'pi jalade jagadekasāra- |
sādhāraṇapraṇayahāriṇi hā yadete ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Abhyunnata (अभ्युन्नत, abhyunnatā, अभ्युन्नता): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Jagada (जगद): defined in 1 categories.
Kasara (kasāra, कसार): defined in 10 categories.
Sadharana (sādhāraṇa, साधारण): defined in 16 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Harini (hāriṇī, हारिणी): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि): defined in 25 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), India history, Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “abhyunnate'pi jalade jagadekasāra-
  • abhyunnate' -
  • abhyunnata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhyunnata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhyunnatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jalade -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jagade -
  • jagada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kasāra -
  • kasāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sādhāraṇapraṇayahāriṇi yadete
  • sādhāraṇa -
  • sādhāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇaya -
  • praṇaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāriṇi -
  • hāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    hāri (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    hārin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hārin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hā* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yade -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • ite -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2404 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.

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