Sanskrit quote nr. 2631 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं खलु मृणालिनीनवविलासवैहासिकस् ।
त्विषां वितपते पतिः सपदि दृश्यमाना निजाः ॥ayaṃ khalu mṛṇālinīnavavilāsavaihāsikas |
tviṣāṃ vitapate patiḥ sapadi dṛśyamānā nijāḥ ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Tvisha (tvisa, tviṣā, त्विषा): defined in 2 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Apati (अपति): defined in 4 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Drishyamana (drsyamana, dṛśyamāna, दृश्यमान, dṛśyamānā, दृश्यमाना): defined in 4 categories.
Nija (निज, nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “ayaṃ khalu mṛṇālinīnavavilāsavaihāsikas”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse mṛṇālinīnavavilāsavaihāsikas
- Line 2: “tviṣāṃ vitapate patiḥ sapadi dṛśyamānā nijāḥ”
- tviṣām -
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tviṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]tviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- apate -
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apati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]apati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- patiḥ -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sapadi -
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sapadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛśyamānā* -
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√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛśyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- nijāḥ -
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nija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nijā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 2631 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.