Sanskrit quote nr. 367 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अच्छिन्नामृतबिन्दुवृष्टिसदृशीं प्रीतिं ददत्या दृशां याताया विगलत्पयोधरभराद्द्रष्टव्यतां कामपि ।
अस्याश्चन्द्रमसस्तनोरिव करस्पर्शास्पदत्वं गता नैते यन्मुकुलीभवन्ति सहसा पद्मास्तदेवाद्भुतम् ॥

acchinnāmṛtabinduvṛṣṭisadṛśīṃ prītiṃ dadatyā dṛśāṃ yātāyā vigalatpayodharabharāddraṣṭavyatāṃ kāmapi |
asyāścandramasastanoriva karasparśāspadatvaṃ gatā naite yanmukulībhavanti sahasā padmāstadevādbhutam ||

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.

Acchinna (acchinnā, अच्छिन्ना): defined in 5 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Sadrishi (sadrsi, sadṛśī, सदृशी): defined in 2 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Kam (kām, काम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 20 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श, sparśā, स्पर्शा): defined in 19 categories.
Aspadatva (āspadatva, आस्पदत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukulin (मुकुलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Sahasa (sahasā, सहसा): defined in 12 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Padma (पद्म, padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Adbhuta (अद्भुत): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: “acchinnāmṛtabinduvṛṣṭisadṛśīṃ prītiṃ dadatyā dṛśāṃ yātāyā vigalatpayodharabharāddraṣṭavyatāṃ kāmapi
  • acchinnām -
  • acchinnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bindu -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vṛṣṭi -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sadṛśīm -
  • sadṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadatyā -
  • dṛśām -
  • dṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • yātāyā* -
  • Cannot analyse vigalatpayodharabharāddraṣṭavyatām*kā
  • kām -
  • kām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “asyāścandramasastanoriva karasparśāspadatvaṃ gatā naite yanmukulībhavanti sahasā padmāstadevādbhutam
  • asyāś -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • candramasas -
  • candramas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tanor -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kara -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sparśā -
  • sparśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sparśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sparśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āspadatvam -
  • āspadatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aite -
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mukulī -
  • mukulin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sahasā -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • padmās -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    padmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 367 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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