Sanskrit quote nr. 8392 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठश्लेषं समासाद्य तस्याः प्रभ्रष्टयानया ।
तुल्यावस्था सखीवेयं तनुराश्वास्यते मम ॥kaṇṭhaśleṣaṃ samāsādya tasyāḥ prabhraṣṭayānayā |
tulyāvasthā sakhīveyaṃ tanurāśvāsyate mama ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Shlesha (slesa, śleṣa, श्लेष): defined in 9 categories.
Samasadya (samāsādya, समासाद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Prabhrashta (prabhrasta, prabhraṣṭā, प्रभ्रष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tulyavastha (tulyāvasthā, तुल्यावस्था): defined in 1 categories.
Veya (वेय): defined in 2 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashvasin (asvasin, āśvāsin, आश्वासिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashvasya (asvasya, āśvāsya, आश्वास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “kaṇṭhaśleṣaṃ samāsādya tasyāḥ prabhraṣṭayānayā”
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śleṣam -
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śleṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śleṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samāsādya -
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samāsādya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samāsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samāsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prabhraṣṭayā -
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prabhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- anayā -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tulyāvasthā sakhīveyaṃ tanurāśvāsyate mama”
- tulyāvasthā -
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tulyāvasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sakhī -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- veyam -
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veya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]veya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]veyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vā -> veya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> veya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> veya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> veya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vai -> veya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vai -> veya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vī -> veya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> veya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> veya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vī class 4 verb]√vī -> veya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vī class 4 verb]
- tanur -
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tanus (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āśvāsya -
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āśvāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]āśvāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśvāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśvāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ate -
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- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
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 8392 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.