Sanskrit quote nr. 2487 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमीषामामोदप्रणयसुभगं संगतमभूत् ।
प्रसूनैरुन्निद्रैः सह बहुभिरेव प्रतिवनम् ॥amīṣāmāmodapraṇayasubhagaṃ saṃgatamabhūt |
prasūnairunnidraiḥ saha bahubhireva prativanam ||
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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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद): defined in 12 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Unnidra (उन्निद्र): defined in 4 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Prativanam (प्रतिवनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “amīṣāmāmodapraṇayasubhagaṃ saṃgatamabhūt”
- amīṣām -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- āmoda -
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āmoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmoda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇaya -
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praṇaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- subhagam -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]subhaga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]subhagā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṅgatam -
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saṅgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṅgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- Line 2: “prasūnairunnidraiḥ saha bahubhireva prativanam”
- prasūnair -
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prasūna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prasūna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- unnidraiḥ -
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unnidra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]unnidra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bahubhir -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bahu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prativanam -
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prativanam (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 2487 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.