Sanskrit quote nr. 5589 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीदञ्जनमत्रेति पश्यामि तव लोचने ।
भाविभूषणसंभारां साक्षात्कुर्वे तवाकृतिम् ॥āsīdañjanamatreti paśyāmi tava locane |
bhāvibhūṣaṇasaṃbhārāṃ sākṣātkurve tavākṛtim ||
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.
Anjana (añjana, अञ्जन): defined in 19 categories.
Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Atri (अत्रि): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Locana (लोचन, locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Bhavin (bhāvin, भाविन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Sambhara (sambhāra, सम्भार): defined in 13 categories.
Sakshat (saksat, sākṣāt, साक्षात्): defined in 8 categories.
Saksha (saksa, sākṣa, साक्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛti, आकृति): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āsīdañjanamatreti paśyāmi tava locane”
- āsīd -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- añjanam -
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añjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]añjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]añjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atre -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]atri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- locane -
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locana (noun, masculine)[locative single]locana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]locanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bhāvibhūṣaṇasaṃbhārāṃ sākṣātkurve tavākṛtim”
- bhāvi -
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bhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]
- bhūṣaṇa -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhārā -
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sambhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sākṣāt -
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sākṣāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sākṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sākṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kurve -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle first single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- ākṛtim -
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ākṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ākṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 5589 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.