Sanskrit quote nr. 2413 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्रच्छाया खलप्रीतिर् वेश्यारागो विभूतयः ।
महीभुजां प्रसादश्च पञ्चैते चञ्चलाः स्मृताः ॥abhracchāyā khalaprītir veśyārāgo vibhūtayaḥ |
mahībhujāṃ prasādaśca pañcaite cañcalāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
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.
Khalapriti (khalaprīti, खलप्रीति): defined in 1 categories.
Veshin (vesin, veśin, वेशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Araga (ārāga, आराग): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhuti (vibhūti, विभूति): defined in 13 categories.
Mahibhuj (mahībhuj, महीभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 16 categories.
Cancala (cañcala, चञ्चल, cañcalā, चञ्चला): defined in 13 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smrito (smrto, smṛto, स्मृतो): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of 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: “abhracchāyā khalaprītir veśyārāgo vibhūtayaḥ”
- Cannot analyse abhracchāyā*kh
- khalaprītir -
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khalaprīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]veśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]veśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]veśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]veśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[compound from √viś]√viś -> veśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]√viś -> veśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- ārāgo* -
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ārāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vibhūtayaḥ -
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vibhūti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhūti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “mahībhujāṃ prasādaśca pañcaite cañcalāḥ smṛtāḥ”
- mahībhujām -
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mahībhuj (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- prasādaś -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañcai -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aite -
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- cañcalāḥ -
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cañcala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cañcalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- smṛtāḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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 2413 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.