Sanskrit quote nr. 3571 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वीये यमवाहनस्य नकुलस्याशीविषाणां कुले ।
मार्जारस्य च मूषकेषु घटते या प्रीतिरात्यन्तिकी ॥aśvīye yamavāhanasya nakulasyāśīviṣāṇāṃ kule |
mārjārasya ca mūṣakeṣu ghaṭate yā prītirātyantikī ||
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.
Ashviya (asviya, aśvīya, अश्वीय, aśvīyā, अश्वीया): defined in 3 categories.
Yamavahana (yamavāhana, यमवाहन): defined in 1 categories.
Nakula (नकुल): defined in 13 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Kuli (कुलि): defined in 7 categories.
Marjara (mārjāra, मार्जार): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mushaka (musaka, mūṣaka, मूषक): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Atyantiki (ātyantikī, आत्यन्तिकी): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “aśvīye yamavāhanasya nakulasyāśīviṣāṇāṃ kule”
- aśvīye -
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aśvīya (noun, masculine)[locative single]aśvīya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aśvīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yamavāhanasya -
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yamavāhana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- nakulasyā -
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nakula (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nakula (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- āśīviṣāṇām -
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āśīviṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]āśīviṣā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kule -
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kula (noun, masculine)[locative single]kula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kuli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “mārjārasya ca mūṣakeṣu ghaṭate yā prītirātyantikī”
- mārjārasya -
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mārjāra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūṣakeṣu -
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mūṣaka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ghaṭate -
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√ghaṭ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prītir -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātyantikī -
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ātyantikī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative 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 3571 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.