Sanskrit quote nr. 3772 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असीव्यद् देहे स्वे पशुपतिरुमाङ्कं समघनो ।
विगुप्तो गोपीभिर्दुहितरमयात् सा कमलभूः ॥asīvyad dehe sve paśupatirumāṅkaṃ samaghano |
vigupto gopībhirduhitaramayāt sā kamalabhūḥ ||
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.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Pashupati (pasupati, paśupati, पशुपति): defined in 8 categories.
Uma (उम, umā, उमा): defined in 19 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Vij (विज्): defined in 1 categories.
Upta (उप्त): defined in 3 categories.
Gopi (gopī, गोपी): defined in 9 categories.
Duhitri (duhitr, duhitṛ, दुहितृ): defined in 7 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Kamalabhu (kamalabhū, कमलभू): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (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: “asīvyad dehe sve paśupatirumāṅkaṃ samaghano”
- asīvyad -
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√sīv (verb class 4)[imperfect active third single]
- dehe -
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deha (noun, masculine)[locative single]deha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sve -
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sva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paśupatir -
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paśupati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- umā -
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uma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]umā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first plural]
- aṅkam -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vigupto gopībhirduhitaramayāt sā kamalabhūḥ”
- vig -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- upto* -
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upta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vap -> upta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vap class 1 verb]√vap -> upta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vap class 1 verb]
- gopībhir -
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gopī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- duhitaram -
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duhitṛ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayāt -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kamalabhūḥ -
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kamalabhū (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 3772 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.