Sanskrit quote nr. 864 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्य शीतं वरिवर्ति सरीसर्ति समीरणः ।
अपत्नीको मरीमर्ति नरीनर्ति कुचोष्णवान् ॥adya śītaṃ varivarti sarīsarti samīraṇaḥ |
apatnīko marīmarti narīnarti kucoṣṇavān ||
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.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Vari (varī, वरी): defined in 18 categories.
Varti (vartī, वर्ती): defined in 11 categories.
Sarin (सरिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Samirana (samīraṇa, समीरण): defined in 6 categories.
Apatnika (apatnīka, अपत्नीक): defined in 3 categories.
Nari (narī, नरी): defined in 15 categories.
Nartin (नर्तिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Ushna (usna, uṣṇa, उष्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “adya śītaṃ varivarti sarīsarti samīraṇaḥ”
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śītam -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- vari -
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varī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]varin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- varti -
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varti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vartī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarī -
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sarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛti -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- samīraṇaḥ -
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samīraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “apatnīko marīmarti narīnarti kucoṣṇavān”
- apatnīko* -
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apatnīka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- marīmarti -
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√mṛ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- narī -
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narī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- narti -
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nartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuco -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- uṣṇa -
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uṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vān -
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va (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 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 864 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.