Sanskrit quote nr. 4951 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपूजितैवास्तु गिरीन्द्रकन्या ।
किं पक्षपातेन मनोभवस्य ॥āpūjitaivāstu girīndrakanyā |
kiṃ pakṣapātena manobhavasya ||
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.
Apujita (apūjita, अपूजित, apūjitā, अपूजिता): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Girindra (girīndra, गिरीन्द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pakshapata (paksapata, pakṣapāta, पक्षपात): defined in 9 categories.
Manobhava (मनोभव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), India history, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “āpūjitaivāstu girīndrakanyā”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apūjitai -
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apūjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apūjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apūjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- evās -
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eva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- girīndra -
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girīndra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kanyā -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ pakṣapātena manobhavasya”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pakṣapātena -
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pakṣapāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- manobhavasya -
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manobhava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]manobhava (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 4951 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.