Sanskrit quote nr. 826 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदातृमानसं क्वापि न स्पृशन्ति कवेर्गिरः ।
दुःखायैवातिवृद्धस्य विलासास्तरुणीकृताः ॥adātṛmānasaṃ kvāpi na spṛśanti kavergiraḥ |
duḥkhāyaivātivṛddhasya vilāsāstaruṇīkṛtāḥ ||
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.
Adatri (adatr, adātṛ, अदातृ): defined in 2 categories.
Manasa (mānasa, मानस): defined in 15 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sprishat (sprsat, spṛśat, स्पृशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sprishanti (sprsanti, spṛśantī, स्पृशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख, duḥkhā, दुःखा): defined in 17 categories.
Ativriddha (ativrddha, ativṛddha, अतिवृद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Taruni (taruṇī, तरुणी): defined in 10 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “adātṛmānasaṃ kvāpi na spṛśanti kavergiraḥ”
- adātṛ -
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adātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adātṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mānasam -
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mānasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kvā -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- spṛśanti -
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√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛśantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- kaver -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kavi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kav (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “duḥkhāyaivātivṛddhasya vilāsāstaruṇīkṛtāḥ”
- duḥkhāyai -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[dative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[dative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ativṛddhasya -
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ativṛddha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ativṛddha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vilāsās -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- taruṇī -
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taruṇī (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taruṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]taru (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtāḥ -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
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 826 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.