Sanskrit quote nr. 5716 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहिते तव निःशाने स्फुटितं रिपुहृद्घटैः ।
गलिते तत्प्रियानेत्रे राजंश् चित्रमिदं महत् ॥āhite tava niḥśāne sphuṭitaṃ ripuhṛdghaṭaiḥ |
galite tatpriyānetre rājaṃś citramidaṃ mahat ||
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.
Ahita (āhita, आहित, āhitā, आहिता): defined in 8 categories.
Ahiti (āhiti, आहिति): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Shana (sana, śāna, शान): defined in 14 categories.
Shani (sani, śāni, शानि): defined in 16 categories.
Sphutita (sphuṭita, स्फुटित): defined in 8 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट): defined in 23 categories.
Galita (गलित, galitā, गलिता): defined in 8 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Etri (etr, etṛ, एतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Citram (चित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “āhite tava niḥśāne sphuṭitaṃ ripuhṛdghaṭaiḥ”
- āhite -
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āhita (noun, masculine)[locative single]āhita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āhiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śāne -
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śāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]śāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sphuṭitam -
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sphuṭita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]√sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
- ripu -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ripu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ripu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hṛd -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ghaṭaiḥ -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “galite tatpriyānetre rājaṃś citramidaṃ mahat”
- galite -
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galita (noun, masculine)[locative single]galita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]galitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- priyān -
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priya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- etre -
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etṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- rājaṃś -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahat -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [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 5716 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.