Sanskrit quote nr. 5598 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीनः शयितः स्थितः प्रचलितः स्वप्नायितो जागृतः ।
पश्यन् मीलितलोचनो व्यवहरन् मौनं प्रपन्नोऽथवा ॥āsīnaḥ śayitaḥ sthitaḥ pracalitaḥ svapnāyito jāgṛtaḥ |
paśyan mīlitalocano vyavaharan maunaṃ prapanno'thavā ||
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.
Asina (āsīna, आसीन): defined in 11 categories.
Shayitri (sayitr, śayitṛ, शयितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Pracalita (प्रचलित): defined in 5 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न, svapnā, स्वप्ना): defined in 17 categories.
Ayita (āyita, आयित): defined in 2 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Milita (mīlita, मीलित): defined in 9 categories.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vaha (वह): defined in 13 categories.
Mauna (मौन): defined in 8 categories.
Prapanna (प्रपन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Athava (athavā, अथवा): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “āsīnaḥ śayitaḥ sthitaḥ pracalitaḥ svapnāyito jāgṛtaḥ”
- āsīnaḥ -
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āsīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śayitaḥ -
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śayitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]śayita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śī -> śayita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
- sthitaḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- pracalitaḥ -
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pracalita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svapnā -
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svapna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svapnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āyito* -
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√i -> āyita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i]
- jāgṛtaḥ -
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√jāgṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “paśyan mīlitalocano vyavaharan maunaṃ prapanno'thavā”
- paśyan -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mīlita -
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mīlita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mīlita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)[compound from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)[compound from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl]
- locano* -
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locana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vya -
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vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaha -
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vaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ran -
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- maunam -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prapanno' -
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prapanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5598 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.