Sanskrit quote nr. 8241 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औज्झि प्रियाङ्गैर्घृणयैव रूक्षा ।
न वारिदुर्गात् तु वराटकस्य ॥aujjhi priyāṅgairghṛṇayaiva rūkṣā |
na vāridurgāt tu varāṭakasya ||
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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.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ghrina (ghrna, ghṛṇā, घृणा): defined in 6 categories.
Ruksha (ruksa, rūkṣā, रूक्षा): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Varidurga (vāridurga, वारिदुर्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Varataka (varāṭaka, वराटक): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil
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: “aujjhi priyāṅgairghṛṇayaiva rūkṣā”
- Cannot analyse aujjhi*pr
- priyā -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgair -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ghṛṇayai -
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ghṛṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- rūkṣā -
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rūkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “na vāridurgāt tu varāṭakasya”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāridurgāt -
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vāridurga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vāridurga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- varāṭakasya -
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varāṭaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]varāṭaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
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 8241 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.