Sanskrit quote nr. 1864 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योपभोगकलुषा मानवती प्रेमगर्विता मुदिता ।
सौन्दर्यगर्विता च प्रेमपराधीनमानसानूढा ॥anyopabhogakaluṣā mānavatī premagarvitā muditā |
saundaryagarvitā ca premaparādhīnamānasānūḍhā ||
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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Manavat (mānavat, मानवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Manavati (mānavatī, मानवती): defined in 5 categories.
Garvita (गर्वित, garvitā, गर्विता): defined in 9 categories.
Mudita (muditā, मुदिता): defined in 18 categories.
Saundarya (सौन्दर्य): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Premapara (प्रेमपर, premaparā, प्रेमपरा): defined in 1 categories.
Adhina (adhīna, अधीन): defined in 7 categories.
Anasa (ānasa, आनस): defined in 6 categories.
Udha (ūḍhā, ऊढा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “anyopabhogakaluṣā mānavatī premagarvitā muditā”
- anyo -
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anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]anī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upabhoga -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaluṣā* -
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kaluṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kaluṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mānavatī -
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mānavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mānavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man -> mānavat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mānavatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- prema -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- garvitā* -
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garvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]garvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- muditā -
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muditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> muditā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √mud class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “saundaryagarvitā ca premaparādhīnamānasānūḍhā”
- saundarya -
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saundarya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garvitā -
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garvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√garv (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- premaparā -
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premapara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]premapara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]premaparā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhīnam -
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adhīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānasān -
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ānasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ūḍhā -
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ūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√uh -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √uh class 1 verb]√ūh -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ūh class 1 verb]√vah -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vah 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 1864 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.