Sanskrit quote nr. 1572 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेनैव प्रकारेण त्रयो ग्रीवाश्रिताः शुभाः ।
ललाटे युगलावर्तौ चन्द्रार्कौ शुभकारकौ ॥anenaiva prakāreṇa trayo grīvāśritāḥ śubhāḥ |
lalāṭe yugalāvartau candrārkau śubhakārakau ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन, anenā, अनेना): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Prakara (prakāra, प्रकार): defined in 16 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Griva (grīva, ग्रीव, grīvā, ग्रीवा): defined in 14 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, aśrita, अश्रित, aśritā, अश्रिता): defined in 13 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Lalate (lalāṭe, ललाटे): defined in 1 categories.
Lalata (lalāṭa, ललाट): defined in 15 categories.
Yugala (युगल): defined in 7 categories.
Avarti (अवर्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Candrarka (candrārka, चन्द्रार्क): defined in 8 categories.
Araka (अरक): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “anenaiva prakāreṇa trayo grīvāśritāḥ śubhāḥ”
- anenai -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]anenā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- prakāreṇa -
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prakāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- trayo* -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- grīvā -
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grīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grīvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśritāḥ -
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aśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śubhāḥ -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “lalāṭe yugalāvartau candrārkau śubhakārakau”
- lalāṭe -
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lalāṭe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yugalā -
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yugala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avartau -
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avarti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- candrārkau -
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candrārka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śubhakā -
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śubhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arakau -
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araka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 1572 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.