Sanskrit quote nr. 5536 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसने शयने याने भावा लक्ष्या विशेषतः ।
पुरुषाणां प्रदुष्टानां स्वभावो वलवत्तरः ॥āsane śayane yāne bhāvā lakṣyā viśeṣataḥ |
puruṣāṇāṃ praduṣṭānāṃ svabhāvo valavattaraḥ ||
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.
Asana (āsana, आसन, āsanā, आसना): defined in 23 categories.
Yana (yāna, यान, yānā, याना): defined in 14 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य, lakṣyā, लक्ष्या): defined in 9 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Pradushta (pradusta, praduṣṭa, प्रदुष्ट, praduṣṭā, प्रदुष्टा): defined in 4 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Valavat (वलवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil
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: “āsane śayane yāne bhāvā lakṣyā viśeṣataḥ”
- āsane -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śayane -
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śayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]śayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yāne -
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yāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yānā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhāvā* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- lakṣyā* -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “puruṣāṇāṃ praduṣṭānāṃ svabhāvo valavattaraḥ”
- puruṣāṇām -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- praduṣṭānām -
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praduṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praduṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]praduṣṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- svabhāvo* -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- valavat -
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valavat (noun, masculine)[compound]valavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taraḥ -
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taras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5536 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.