Sanskrit quote nr. 9220 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्माद् दूति श्वसिषि निभृतं सत्वरावर्तनेन ।
भ्रष्टो रागः किमधरदले प्रार्थनाभिस्त्वदर्थम् ॥kasmād dūti śvasiṣi nibhṛtaṃ satvarāvartanena |
bhraṣṭo rāgaḥ kimadharadale prārthanābhistvadartham ||
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.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Duti (dūtī, दूती): defined in 9 categories.
Nibhritam (nibhrtam, nibhṛtam, निभृतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nibhrita (nibhrta, nibhṛta, निभृत): defined in 5 categories.
Satvara (सत्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Artana (अर्तन): defined in 2 categories.
Bhrashta (bhrasta, bhraṣṭa, भ्रष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Adharadala (अधरदल): defined in 1 categories.
Prarthana (prārthanā, प्रार्थना): defined in 15 categories.
Tvadartham (त्वदर्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “kasmād dūti śvasiṣi nibhṛtaṃ satvarāvartanena”
- kasmād -
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kasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[ablative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- dūti -
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dūtī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śvasiṣi -
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√śvas (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- nibhṛtam -
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nibhṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nibhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nibhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nibhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- satvarāva -
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satvara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- artanena -
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artana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]artana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “bhraṣṭo rāgaḥ kimadharadale prārthanābhistvadartham”
- bhraṣṭo* -
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bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāgaḥ -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adharadale -
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adharadala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- prārthanābhis -
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prārthanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- tvadartham -
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tvadartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9220 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.