Sanskrit quote nr. 3711 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असमाप्तजिगीषस्य स्त्रीचिन्ता का मनस्विनः ।
अनाक्रम्य जगत् कृत्स्नं नो संध्यां भजते रविः ॥asamāptajigīṣasya strīcintā kā manasvinaḥ |
anākramya jagat kṛtsnaṃ no saṃdhyāṃ bhajate raviḥ ||
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.
Asamapta (asamāpta, असमाप्त): defined in 4 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Manasvin (मनस्विन्): defined in 7 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Akramya (ākramya, आक्रम्य): defined in 3 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Kritsna (krtsna, kṛtsna, कृत्स्न): defined in 8 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Sandhya (sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “asamāptajigīṣasya strīcintā kā manasvinaḥ”
- asamāpta -
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asamāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asamāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jigīṣasya -
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- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- manasvinaḥ -
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manasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manasvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “anākramya jagat kṛtsnaṃ no saṃdhyāṃ bhajate raviḥ”
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ākramya -
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ākramya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākramya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtsnam -
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kṛtsna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtsna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sandhyām -
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sandhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]sandhyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhajate -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- raviḥ -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[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 3711 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.