Sanskrit quote nr. 7493 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकत्रासनसङ्गतिः परिहृता प्रत्युद्गमाद् दूरतस् ।
ताम्बूलानयनच्छलेन रभसाश्लेषोऽपि संविघ्नितः ॥

ekatrāsanasaṅgatiḥ parihṛtā pratyudgamād dūratas |
tāmbūlānayanacchalena rabhasāśleṣo'pi saṃvighnitaḥ ||

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.

Ekatra (एकत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Asana (असन): defined in 23 categories.
Sangati (saṅgati, सङ्गति): defined in 6 categories.
Parihrita (parihrta, parihṛtā, परिहृता): defined in 3 categories.
Tambula (tāmbūla, ताम्बूल): defined in 14 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Rabhasa (rabhasā, रभसा): defined in 6 categories.
Rabhas (रभस्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Samvighnita (saṃvighnita, संविघ्नित): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of 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: “ekatrāsanasaṅgatiḥ parihṛtā pratyudgamād dūratas
  • ekatrā -
  • ekatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asana -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgatiḥ -
  • saṅgati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parihṛtā -
  • parihṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratyudgamād -
  • Cannot analyse dūratas
  • Line 2: “tāmbūlānayanacchalena rabhasāśleṣo'pi saṃvighnitaḥ
  • tāmbūlān -
  • tāmbūla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ayan -
  • ayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • accha -
  • accha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    accha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lena -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rabhasā -
  • rabhasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rabhasā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    rabhasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rabhasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rabhas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rabhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśleṣo' -
  • śliṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saṃvighnitaḥ -
  • saṃvighnita (noun, masculine)
    [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 7493 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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