Sanskrit quote nr. 515 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतनुना नवमम्बुदमाम्बुदं सुतनुरस्त्रमुदस्तमवेक्ष्य सा ।
उचितमायतनिःश्वसितच्छलाच् छ्वसनशस्त्रममुञ्चदमुं प्रति ॥atanunā navamambudamāmbudaṃ sutanurastramudastamavekṣya sā |
ucitamāyataniḥśvasitacchalāc chvasanaśastramamuñcadamuṃ prati ||
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.
Atanu (अतनु): defined in 2 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Ambuda (अम्बुद, āmbuda, आम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Sutanu (सुतनु): defined in 8 categories.
Astra (अस्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Udasta (उदस्त): defined in 2 categories.
Avekshya (aveksya, avekṣya, अवेक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Ayata (āyata, आयत): defined in 14 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “atanunā navamambudamāmbudaṃ sutanurastramudastamavekṣya sā”
- atanunā -
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atanu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]atanu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ambudam -
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ambuda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āmbudam -
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āmbuda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āmbuda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āmbudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sutanur -
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sutanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sutanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- astram -
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astra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- udastam -
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udasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avekṣya -
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avekṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avekṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ucitamāyataniḥśvasitacchalāc chvasanaśastramamuñcadamuṃ prati”
- ucitam -
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ucita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
- āyata -
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āyata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āyata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śva -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tacch -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śalāc -
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- Cannot analyse chvasanaśastramamuñcadamum*pr
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 515 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.