Sanskrit quote nr. 5104 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयाते श्रुतिगोचरं प्रियतमप्रस्थानकाले पुरस् ।
तल्पान्तःस्थितया तदाननमलं दृष्ट्वा चिरं मुग्धया ॥āyāte śrutigocaraṃ priyatamaprasthānakāle puras |
talpāntaḥsthitayā tadānanamalaṃ dṛṣṭvā ciraṃ mugdhayā ||
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.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात, āyātā, आयाता): defined in 14 categories.
Ayati (āyāti, आयाति): defined in 7 categories.
Shrutigocara (srutigocara, śrutigocara, श्रुतिगोचर): defined in 1 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Prasthanaka (prasthānaka, प्रस्थानक): defined in 1 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Talpa (तल्प): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Sthita (sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Mugdha (mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “āyāte śrutigocaraṃ priyatamaprasthānakāle puras”
- āyāte -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]āyāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āyāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āyāti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śrutigocaram -
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śrutigocara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrutigocara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutigocarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyatama -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasthānakā -
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prasthānaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ale -
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ala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Cannot analyse puras
- Line 2: “talpāntaḥsthitayā tadānanamalaṃ dṛṣṭvā ciraṃ mugdhayā”
- talpān -
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talpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthitayā -
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sthitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nanama -
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√nam (verb class 1)[perfect active first single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mugdhayā -
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mugdhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √muh class 4 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 5104 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.