Sanskrit quote nr. 3999 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्या मुखेनैव विजित्य नित्य- ।
स्पर्धी मिलत्कुङ्कुमरोषभासा ॥asyā mukhenaiva vijitya nitya- |
spardhī milatkuṅkumaroṣabhāsā ||
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.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukhena (मुखेन): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Spardhin (स्पर्धिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Milat (मिलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kunkuma (kuṅkuma, कुङ्कुम): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, 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: “asyā mukhenaiva vijitya nitya-”
- asyā* -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mukhenai -
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mukhena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vijitya -
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- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “spardhī milatkuṅkumaroṣabhāsā”
- spardhī -
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spardhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- milat -
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milat (noun, masculine)[compound]milat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√mil -> milat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mil class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mil class 6 verb]
- kuṅkuma -
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kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- roṣa -
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roṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ruṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhāsā -
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bhās (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 3999 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.