Sanskrit quote nr. 2435 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमरैरमृतं न पीतमब्धेर् ।
न च हालाहलमुल्बणं हरेण ॥

amarairamṛtaṃ na pītamabdher |
na ca hālāhalamulbaṇaṃ hareṇa ||

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.

Amara (अमर): defined in 20 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Halahala (hālāhala, हालाहल): defined in 11 categories.
Ulbana (ulbaṇa, उल्बण): defined in 9 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography)

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: “amarairamṛtaṃ na pītamabdher
  • amarair -
  • amara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse pītamabdher
  • Line 2: “na ca hālāhalamulbaṇaṃ hareṇa
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hālāhalam -
  • hālāhala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hālāhala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hālāhalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ulbaṇam -
  • ulbaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ulbaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ulbaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hareṇa -
  • hara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental 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 2435 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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