Sanskrit quote nr. 514 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतनुज्वरपीडितासि बाले तव सौख्याय मतो ममोपवासः ।
रसमर्पय वैद्यनाथ नाहं भवदावेदितलङ्घने समर्था ॥

atanujvarapīḍitāsi bāle tava saukhyāya mato mamopavāsaḥ |
rasamarpaya vaidyanātha nāhaṃ bhavadāveditalaṅghane samarthā ||

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.

Atanu (अतनु): defined in 2 categories.
Jvara (ज्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Pidita (pīḍita, पीडित, pīḍitā, पीडिता): defined in 11 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Saukhya (सौख्य): defined in 9 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Upavasa (upavāsa, उपवास): defined in 12 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Vaidyanatha (vaidyanātha, वैद्यनाथ): defined in 7 categories.
Naha (nāha, नाह): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavada (bhavadā, भवदा): defined in 3 categories.
Avedita (āvedita, आवेदित): defined in 2 categories.
Langhana (laṅghana, लङ्घन): defined in 7 categories.
Samartha (samarthā, समर्था): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), 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: “atanujvarapīḍitāsi bāle tava saukhyāya mato mamopavāsaḥ
  • atanu -
  • atanu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atanu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    atanu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jvara -
  • jvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jvar (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pīḍitā -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • bāle -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • saukhyāya -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mato* -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • mamo -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • upavāsaḥ -
  • upavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rasamarpaya vaidyanātha nāhaṃ bhavadāveditalaṅghane samarthā
  • rasam -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arpaya -
  • (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaidyanātha -
  • vaidyanātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaidyanātha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāham -
  • nāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhavadā -
  • bhavadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvedita -
  • āvedita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvedita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laṅghane -
  • laṅghana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • samarthā -
  • samarthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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 514 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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