Sanskrit quote nr. 2409 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्युष्णात् सघृतादन्नाद् अच्छिद्राच्चैव वाससः ।
अपरप्रेष्यभावाच्च भूय इच्छन् पतत्यधः ॥abhyuṣṇāt saghṛtādannād acchidrāccaiva vāsasaḥ |
aparapreṣyabhāvācca bhūya icchan patatyadhaḥ ||
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.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Saghrita (saghrta, saghṛta, सघृत): defined in 1 categories.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Acchidra (अच्छिद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Preshyabhava (presyabhava, preṣyabhāva, प्रेष्यभाव): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), 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: “abhyuṣṇāt saghṛtādannād acchidrāccaiva vāsasaḥ”
- abhyu -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- uṣṇāt -
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uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- saghṛtād -
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saghṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]saghṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- annād -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- acchidrāc -
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acchidra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]acchidra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vāsasaḥ -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “aparapreṣyabhāvācca bhūya icchan patatyadhaḥ”
- apara -
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apara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- preṣyabhāvāc -
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preṣyabhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūya* -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- icchan -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- patatya -
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patat (noun, masculine)[locative single]patat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (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 2409 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.