Sanskrit quote nr. 2590 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अम्भःसंभृतिमन्थराम्बुदरवैः शालूरगर्जाभर- ।
प्रारब्धप्रियविप्रयुक्तयुवतीजीवग्रहे भीषणाः ॥

ambhaḥsaṃbhṛtimantharāmbudaravaiḥ śālūragarjābhara- |
prārabdhapriyaviprayuktayuvatījīvagrahe bhīṣaṇāḥ ||

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.

Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Manthara (मन्थर, mantharā, मन्थरा): defined in 6 categories.
Ambuda (āmbuda, आम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Garja (गर्ज, garjā, गर्जा): defined in 4 categories.
Abhara (ābhara, आभर): defined in 5 categories.
Prarabdha (prārabdha, प्रारब्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Viprayukta (विप्रयुक्त): defined in 2 categories.
Yuvat (युवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvati (युवति, yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Jivagraha (jīvagraha, जीवग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Bhishana (bhisana, bhīṣaṇa, भीषण, bhīṣaṇā, भीषणा): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “ambhaḥsaṃbhṛtimantharāmbudaravaiḥ śālūragarjābhara-
  • ambhaḥ -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sambhṛti -
  • sambhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantharā -
  • manthara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manthara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āmbuda -
  • āmbuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āmbuda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravaiḥ -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śālūra -
  • śālūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garjā -
  • garja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gṛj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    garj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ābhara -
  • ābhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “prārabdhapriyaviprayuktayuvatījīvagrahe bhīṣaṇāḥ
  • prārabdha -
  • prārabdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārabdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priya -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viprayukta -
  • viprayukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viprayukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuvatī -
  • yuvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yuvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 6 verb]
    yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
  • jīvagrahe -
  • jīvagraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhīṣaṇāḥ -
  • bhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

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 2590 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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