Sanskrit quote nr. 2796 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये केलीगृहस्तम्भ किं कृतं सुकृतं त्वया ।
पर्यङ्के वल्लभं त्यक्त्वा त्वामालिङ्गति मानिनी ॥aye kelīgṛhastambha kiṃ kṛtaṃ sukṛtaṃ tvayā |
paryaṅke vallabhaṃ tyaktvā tvāmāliṅgati māninī ||
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.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Keli (केलि, kelī, केली): defined in 11 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Sukrit (sukrt, sukṛt, सुकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Paryanka (paryaṅka, पर्यङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 categories.
Manin (mānin, मानिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Manini (māninī, मानिनी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aye kelīgṛhastambha kiṃ kṛtaṃ sukṛtaṃ tvayā”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- kelī -
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kelī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]keli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gṛhas -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sukṛtam -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sukṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “paryaṅke vallabhaṃ tyaktvā tvāmāliṅgati māninī”
- paryaṅke -
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paryaṅka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vallabham -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vallabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vallabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tyaktvā -
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√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tyaj]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- liṅgati -
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√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- māninī -
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māninī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mānin (noun, neuter)[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 2796 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.