Sanskrit quote nr. 2518 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमुष्योर्वीभर्त्तुः प्रसृमरचमूसिन्धुरभवैर् ।
अवैमि प्रारब्धे वमथुभिरवश्यायसमये ॥

amuṣyorvībharttuḥ prasṛmaracamūsindhurabhavair |
avaimi prārabdhe vamathubhiravaśyāyasamaye ||

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.

Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Prarabdha (prārabdha, प्रारब्ध, prārabdhā, प्रारब्धा): defined in 5 categories.
Prarabdhi (prārabdhi, प्रारब्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Vamathu (वमथु): defined in 4 categories.
Avashyaya (avasyaya, avaśyāya, अवश्याय): defined in 3 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali

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: “amuṣyorvībharttuḥ prasṛmaracamūsindhurabhavair
  • Cannot analyse amuṣyorvībharttuḥ*pr
  • Cannot analyse prasṛmaracamūsindhurabhavair
  • Line 2: “avaimi prārabdhe vamathubhiravaśyāyasamaye
  • avai -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • emi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • prārabdhe -
  • prārabdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prārabdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prārabdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prārabdhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vamathubhir -
  • vamathu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • avaśyāya -
  • avaśyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first 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 2518 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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