Sanskrit quote nr. 573 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिपरिगृहीतमौना वर्जितमाल्यानुलेपनस्नाना ।
दूरोत्सारितलज्जा निर्ग्रन्थग्रन्थरचनेव ॥atiparigṛhītamaunā varjitamālyānulepanasnānā |
dūrotsāritalajjā nirgranthagrantharacaneva ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Parigrihita (parigrhita, parigṛhīta, परिगृहीत): defined in 5 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Anulepana (अनुलेपन): defined in 7 categories.
Snat (snāt, स्नात्): defined in 3 categories.
Durotsarita (dūrotsārita, दूरोत्सारित): defined in 1 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज, lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Nirgrantha (निर्ग्रन्थ): defined in 6 categories.
Grantha (ग्रन्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Racana (रचन, racanā, रचना): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Hinduism, 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: “atiparigṛhītamaunā varjitamālyānulepanasnānā”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- parigṛhītam -
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parigṛhīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parigṛhīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parigṛhītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- unā -
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u (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ū (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- varjitam -
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varjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālyā -
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āli (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ālī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- anulepana -
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anulepana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- snān -
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√snā -> snāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √snā class 2 verb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “dūrotsāritalajjā nirgranthagrantharacaneva”
- dūrotsārita -
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dūrotsārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dūrotsārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lajjā* -
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lajja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirgrantha -
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nirgrantha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirgrantha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grantha -
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grantha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√granth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- racane -
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racana (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]racanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 573 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.