Sanskrit quote nr. 5007 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभोगिनेत्रपरिवर्तनविभ्रमेण ।
मूर्त्या नितम्बवलनाकुलतां वहन्त्या ॥ābhoginetraparivartanavibhrameṇa |
mūrtyā nitambavalanākulatāṃ vahantyā ||
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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.
Tra (त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Parivartana (परिवर्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Murti (mūrti, मूर्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब): defined in 9 categories.
Valana (वलन): defined in 10 categories.
Akulata (akulatā, अकुलता): defined in 3 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Tamil, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit
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: “ābhoginetraparivartanavibhrameṇa”
- ābhogine -
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ābhogin (noun, masculine)[dative single]ābhogin (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tra -
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tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parivartana -
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parivartana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parivartana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhrameṇa -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “mūrtyā nitambavalanākulatāṃ vahantyā”
- mūrtyā* -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nitamba -
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nitamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- valanā -
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valana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akulatām -
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akulatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vahantyā -
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vahantī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √vah class 1 verb]
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 5007 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.