Sanskrit quote nr. 777 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ सान्द्रसांध्यकिरणारुणितं हरिहेतिहूति मिथुनं पततोः ।
पृथगुत्पपात विरहार्तिदलद्- धृदयस्रुतासृगनुलिप्तमिव ॥atha sāndrasāṃdhyakiraṇāruṇitaṃ harihetihūti mithunaṃ patatoḥ |
pṛthagutpapāta virahārtidalad- dhṛdayasrutāsṛganuliptamiva ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Sandhya (sāndhya, सान्ध्य): defined in 12 categories.
Kirana (kiraṇa, किरण, kiraṇā, किरणा): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Mithuna (मिथुन): defined in 10 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Srut (स्रुत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asrij (asrj, asṛj, असृज्): defined in 6 categories.
Anulipta (अनुलिप्त): defined in 5 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “atha sāndrasāṃdhyakiraṇāruṇitaṃ harihetihūti mithunaṃ patatoḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sāndra -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāndra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāndhya -
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sāndhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāndhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiraṇā -
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kiraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kiraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aruṇi -
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aruṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- harihetihūti -
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harihetihūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mithunam -
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mithuna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mithuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mithunā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- patatoḥ -
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patat (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]patat (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[genitive dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative dual from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[genitive dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative dual from √pat class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “pṛthagutpapāta virahārtidalad- dhṛdayasrutāsṛganuliptamiva”
- Cannot analyse pṛthagutpapāta*vi
- Cannot analyse virahārtidalad*dh
- dhṛd -
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dhṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dhṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- srutā -
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sruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]srut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]srut (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]srutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sru -> sruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru -> sruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru -> srutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sru class 1 verb]
- asṛg -
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asṛj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- anuliptam -
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anulipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anulipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anuliptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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 777 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.