Sanskrit quote nr. 5669 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्यश्रीर्द्विजराजबाधनकरी दृष्टिः श्रुतेर्लङ्घिनी ।
मूर्धन्यावलिगामिनी कुटिलता बद्धाश्च मुक्ता गुणैः ॥āsyaśrīrdvijarājabādhanakarī dṛṣṭiḥ śruterlaṅghinī |
mūrdhanyāvaligāminī kuṭilatā baddhāśca muktā guṇaiḥ ||
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.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Ashri (asri, aśri, अश्रि, aśrī, अश्री): defined in 4 categories.
Dvijaraja (dvijarāja, द्विजराज): defined in 3 categories.
Badhana (bādhana, बाधन): defined in 5 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Murdhanya (mūrdhanya, मूर्धन्य): defined in 4 categories.
Gamin (gāmin, गामिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Gamini (gāminī, गामिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Kutilata (kuṭilatā, कुटिलता): defined in 3 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “āsyaśrīrdvijarājabādhanakarī dṛṣṭiḥ śruterlaṅghinī”
- āsya -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √as]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√as -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √as]√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- aśrīr -
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aśri (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]aśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dvijarāja -
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dvijarāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bādhana -
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bādhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bādhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karī -
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karī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭiḥ -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse śruterlaṅghinī
- Line 2: “mūrdhanyāvaligāminī kuṭilatā baddhāśca muktā guṇaiḥ”
- mūrdhanyāva -
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mūrdhanya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gāminī -
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gāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kuṭilatā* -
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kuṭilatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- baddhāś -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muktā* -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
- guṇaiḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 5669 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.