Sanskrit quote nr. 1593 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तःपुरीयसि रणेषु सुतीयसि त्वं पौरं जनं तव सदा रमणीयते श्रीः ।
दृष्टः प्रियाभिरमृतद्युतिदर्शमिन्द्र- संचारमत्र भुवि संचरसि क्षितीश ॥antaḥpurīyasi raṇeṣu sutīyasi tvaṃ pauraṃ janaṃ tava sadā ramaṇīyate śrīḥ |
dṛṣṭaḥ priyābhiramṛtadyutidarśamindra- saṃcāramatra bhuvi saṃcarasi kṣitīśa ||
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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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Puri (पुरि, purī, पुरी): defined in 8 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Suti (सुति): defined in 10 categories.
Sutin (सुतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Paura (पौर): defined in 8 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Ramaniyata (ramaṇīyatā, रमणीयता): defined in 2 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Darsha (darsa, darśa, दर्श): defined in 7 categories.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Kshitisha (ksitisa, kṣitīśa, क्षितीश): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “antaḥpurīyasi raṇeṣu sutīyasi tvaṃ pauraṃ janaṃ tava sadā ramaṇīyate śrīḥ”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purī -
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puri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]purī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pur (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- raṇeṣu -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]raṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sutī -
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suti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sut (noun, masculine)[locative single]sut (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- pauram -
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paura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ramaṇīyate -
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ramaṇīyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭaḥ priyābhiramṛtadyutidarśamindra- saṃcāramatra bhuvi saṃcarasi kṣitīśa”
- dṛṣṭaḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- priyābhir -
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priyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- amṛtadyuti -
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amṛtadyuti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- darśam -
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darśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]darśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]darśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- indra -
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indra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañcāram -
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sañcāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sañcara -
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sañcara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañcara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣitīśa -
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kṣitīśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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 1593 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.