Sanskrit quote nr. 2400 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्युन्नतस्तनयुगा तरलायताक्षी ।
द्वारि स्थिता तदुपयानमहोत्सवाय ॥abhyunnatastanayugā taralāyatākṣī |
dvāri sthitā tadupayānamahotsavāya ||
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.
Abhyunnata (अभ्युन्नत): defined in 2 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Tarala (तरल): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sthita (sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Upayana (upayāna, उपयान): defined in 5 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “abhyunnatastanayugā taralāyatākṣī”
- abhyunnatas -
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abhyunnata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yugā -
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- taralāya -
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tarala (noun, masculine)[dative single]tarala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣī -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “dvāri sthitā tadupayānamahotsavāya”
- dvāri -
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dvārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dvārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sthitā -
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sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upayānam -
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upayāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aho -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- utsavāya -
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utsava (noun, masculine)[dative 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 2400 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.