Sanskrit quote nr. 2567 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्बरं विनयतः प्रियपाणेर् ।
योषितश्च करयोः कलहस्य ॥ambaraṃ vinayataḥ priyapāṇer |
yoṣitaśca karayoḥ kalahasya ||
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.
Ambara (अम्बर): defined in 18 categories.
Vinaya (विनय): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kalaha (कलह): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “ambaraṃ vinayataḥ priyapāṇer”
- ambaram -
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ambara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vinaya -
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vinaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse priyapāṇer
- Line 2: “yoṣitaśca karayoḥ kalahasya”
- yoṣitaś -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karayoḥ -
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kara (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]kara (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- kalahasya -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[genitive 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 2567 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.