Sanskrit quote nr. 865 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्य स प्रवसतीति सुभ्रुवः श्रोत्रसीमनि विजृम्भिते ध्वनौ ।
सद्य एव निजपाणिगुम्फिते पुष्पदामनि महोरगभ्रमः ॥adya sa pravasatīti subhruvaḥ śrotrasīmani vijṛmbhite dhvanau |
sadya eva nijapāṇigumphite puṣpadāmani mahoragabhramaḥ ||
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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.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Prava (प्रव): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Subhru (subhrū, सुभ्रू): defined in 4 categories.
Shrotri (srotr, śrotṛ, श्रोतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Shrotra (srotra, śrotra, श्रोत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Asiman (asīman, असीमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vijrimbhita (vijrmbhita, vijṛmbhita, विजृम्भित, vijṛmbhitā, विजृम्भिता): defined in 6 categories.
Dhvana (ध्वन): defined in 5 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Gumphita (गुम्फित, gumphitā, गुम्फिता): defined in 4 categories.
Pushpadaman (puspadaman, puṣpadāman, पुष्पदामन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahoraga (महोरग): defined in 10 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 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, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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 sa pravasatīti subhruvaḥ śrotrasīmani vijṛmbhite dhvanau”
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satī -
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satī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- subhruvaḥ -
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subhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śrotra -
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śrotṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrotṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrotra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asīmani -
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asīman (noun, masculine)[locative single]asīman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vijṛmbhite -
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vijṛmbhita (noun, masculine)[locative single]vijṛmbhita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vijṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhvanau -
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dhvana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhvani (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “sadya eva nijapāṇigumphite puṣpadāmani mahoragabhramaḥ”
- sadya* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇi -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gumphite -
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gumphita (noun, masculine)[locative single]gumphita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gumphitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√gumph -> gumphita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √gumph class 6 verb]√gumph -> gumphita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √gumph class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √gumph class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √gumph class 6 verb], [locative single from √gumph class 6 verb]√gumph -> gumphitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √gumph class 6 verb], [vocative single from √gumph class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √gumph class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √gumph class 6 verb]
- puṣpadāmani -
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puṣpadāman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mahoraga -
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mahoraga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahoraga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramaḥ -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 865 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.