Sanskrit quote nr. 4231 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकर्णान्तविसर्पिणः कुवलयच्छायामुषश्चक्षुषः ।
क्षेपा एव तवाहरन्ति हृदयं किं संभ्रमेणामुना ॥ākarṇāntavisarpiṇaḥ kuvalayacchāyāmuṣaścakṣuṣaḥ |
kṣepā eva tavāharanti hṛdayaṃ kiṃ saṃbhrameṇāmunā ||
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.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Visarpin (विसर्पिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuvala (कुवल): defined in 4 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Cakshusha (caksusa, cakṣuṣa, चक्षुष): defined in 8 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Kshepa (ksepa, kṣepa, क्षेप): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Sambhrama (सम्भ्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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: “ākarṇāntavisarpiṇaḥ kuvalayacchāyāmuṣaścakṣuṣaḥ”
- ākar -
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√ak (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ṛṇān -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- visarpiṇaḥ -
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visarpin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]visarpin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kuvala -
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kuvala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yacchā -
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√yam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ayām -
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e (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- uṣaś -
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uṣas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]uṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]uṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cakṣuṣaḥ -
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cakṣuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cakṣus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kṣepā eva tavāharanti hṛdayaṃ kiṃ saṃbhrameṇāmunā”
- kṣepā* -
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kṣepa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- āhar -
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- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sambhrameṇā -
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sambhrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sambhrama (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- amunā -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[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 4231 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.