Sanskrit quote nr. 2488 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमीषामारूढप्रसवविवराणां मधुलिहां ।
ध्वनिः पान्थस्त्रीणां प्रसरति वियोगज्वर इव ॥

amīṣāmārūḍhaprasavavivarāṇāṃ madhulihāṃ |
dhvaniḥ pānthastrīṇāṃ prasarati viyogajvara iva ||

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.

Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Arudha (ārūḍha, आरूढ): defined in 10 categories.
Prasava (प्रसव): defined in 7 categories.
Vivara (विवर): defined in 13 categories.
Madhulih (मधुलिह्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhuliha (madhulihā, मधुलिहा): defined in 1 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Jvara (ज्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.

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

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: “amīṣāmārūḍhaprasavavivarāṇāṃ madhulihāṃ
  • amīṣām -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ārūḍha -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasava -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivarāṇām -
  • vivara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • madhulihām -
  • madhulih (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    madhulih (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    madhulihā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhvaniḥ pānthastrīṇāṃ prasarati viyogajvara iva
  • dhvaniḥ -
  • dhvani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pānthas -
  • pāntha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trīṇām -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prasa -
  • pras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rati -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • viyoga -
  • viyoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jvara* -
  • jvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

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 2488 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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