Sanskrit quote nr. 5886 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इत्याख्याते पवनतनयं मैथिलीवोन्मुखी सा ।
त्वामुत्कण्ठोच्छ्वसितहृदया वीक्ष्य संभाव्य चैव ॥ityākhyāte pavanatanayaṃ maithilīvonmukhī sā |
tvāmutkaṇṭhocchvasitahṛdayā vīkṣya saṃbhāvya caiva ||
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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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Akhyata (ākhyāta, आख्यात, ākhyātā, आख्याता): defined in 9 categories.
Akhyati (ākhyāti, आख्याति): defined in 3 categories.
Pavanatanaya (पवनतनय): defined in 1 categories.
Maithili (maithilī, मैथिली): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Unmukhi (unmukhī, उन्मुखी): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Utkantha (utkaṇṭha, उत्कण्ठ, utkaṇṭhā, उत्कण्ठा): defined in 5 categories.
Ucchvasita (उच्छ्वसित): defined in 4 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sambhavya (sambhāvya, सम्भाव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “ityākhyāte pavanatanayaṃ maithilīvonmukhī sā”
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ākhyāte -
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ākhyāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ākhyāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ākhyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ākhyāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- pavanatanayam -
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pavanatanaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- maithilī -
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maithilī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unmukhī -
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unmukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tvāmutkaṇṭhocchvasitahṛdayā vīkṣya saṃbhāvya caiva”
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- utkaṇṭho -
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utkaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utkaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]utkaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchvasita -
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ucchvasita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucchvasita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛdayā* -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhāvya -
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sambhāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
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 5886 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.