Sanskrit quote nr. 3044 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्धं प्रेमनिबद्धमर्धमपरं लज्जाश्रितं मानसं ।
एवं नेत्रसरोरुहं प्रियमुखे चान्यद् गवाक्षेऽर्पितम् ॥ardhaṃ premanibaddhamardhamaparaṃ lajjāśritaṃ mānasaṃ |
evaṃ netrasaroruhaṃ priyamukhe cānyad gavākṣe'rpitam ||
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.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Nibaddha (निबद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज, lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, aśrita, अश्रित): defined in 13 categories.
Manasa (mānasa, मानस): defined in 15 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Saroruha (सरोरुह): defined in 7 categories.
Priyamukha (priyamukhā, प्रियमुखा): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Gavaksha (gavaksa, gavākṣa, गवाक्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “ardhaṃ premanibaddhamardhamaparaṃ lajjāśritaṃ mānasaṃ”
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prema -
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preman (noun, masculine)[compound]preman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nibaddham -
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nibaddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nibaddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nibaddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ardham -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- lajjā -
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lajja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśritam -
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aśrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mānasam -
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mānasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ netrasaroruhaṃ priyamukhe cānyad gavākṣe'rpitam”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- netra -
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netra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]netra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saroruham -
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saroruha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saroruha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- priyamukhe -
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priyamukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cānya -
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√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gavākṣe' -
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gavākṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]gavākṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- arpitam -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛ], [accusative single from √ṛ]
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 3044 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.