Sanskrit quote nr. 355 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचिरेण रोचते मे दिवसानेवं वृथातिवाहयते ।
श्रितकृष्णपक्षगतये वयस्य काम्यस्तनीविरहः ॥acireṇa rocate me divasānevaṃ vṛthātivāhayate |
śritakṛṣṇapakṣagataye vayasya kāmyastanīvirahaḥ ||
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.
Acirena (acireṇa, अचिरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Acira (अचिर): defined in 11 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Shrita (srita, śrita, श्रित): defined in 5 categories.
Krishnapaksha (krsnapaksa, kṛṣṇapakṣa, कृष्णपक्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayasya (वयस्य): defined in 4 categories.
Kamya (kāmya, काम्य): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Nivi (nīvi, नीवि): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Buddhism, Jain philosophy
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: “acireṇa rocate me divasānevaṃ vṛthātivāhayate”
- acireṇa -
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acireṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]acira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]acira (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rocate -
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√ruc (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- divasān -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātivā -
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√at (verb class 1)[perfect active first dual]
- aha -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “śritakṛṣṇapakṣagataye vayasya kāmyastanīvirahaḥ”
- śrita -
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śrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śrita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]
- kṛṣṇapakṣa -
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kṛṣṇapakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gataye -
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gati (noun, feminine)[dative single]gati (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- vayasya -
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vayasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vayasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kāmyas -
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kāmya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāmya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kam]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- nīvir -
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nīvi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahaḥ -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second 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 355 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.