Sanskrit quote nr. 2510 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमुष्मिंल्लावाण्यामृतसरसि नूनं मृगदृशः ।
स्मरः शर्वप्लुष्टः पृथुजघनभागे निपतितः ॥amuṣmiṃllāvāṇyāmṛtasarasi nūnaṃ mṛgadṛśaḥ |
smaraḥ śarvapluṣṭaḥ pṛthujaghanabhāge nipatitaḥ ||
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.
Amushmin (amusmin, amuṣmin, अमुष्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Lava (lāva, लाव): defined in 16 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasi (sarasī, सरसी): defined in 8 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Mrigadrish (mrgadrs, mṛgadṛś, मृगदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Sharva (sarva, śarva, शर्व): defined in 11 categories.
Plushta (plusta, pluṣṭa, प्लुष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Prithujaghana (prthujaghana, pṛthujaghana, पृथुजघन): defined in 1 categories.
Bhaga (bhāga, भाग, bhāgā, भागा): defined in 19 categories.
Nipatita (निपतित): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “amuṣmiṃllāvāṇyāmṛtasarasi nūnaṃ mṛgadṛśaḥ”
- amuṣmiṃl -
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amuṣmin (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- lāvā -
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lāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- aṇyām -
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aṇī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarasi -
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sarasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]saras (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛgadṛśaḥ -
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mṛgadṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mṛgadṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “smaraḥ śarvapluṣṭaḥ pṛthujaghanabhāge nipatitaḥ”
- smaraḥ -
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smara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śarva -
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śarva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√śarv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pluṣṭaḥ -
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pluṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pluṣ -> pluṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √pluṣ class 9 verb]√plus -> pluṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √plus class 4 verb]
- pṛthujaghana -
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pṛthujaghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pṛthujaghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāge -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nipatitaḥ -
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nipatita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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 2510 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.