Sanskrit quote nr. 5941 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमप्रतिमं पश्य सरः सरसिजैर्वृतम् ।
सखे मा जल्प नारीणां नयनानि दहन्ति माम् ॥idamapratimaṃ paśya saraḥ sarasijairvṛtam |
sakhe mā jalpa nārīṇāṃ nayanāni dahanti mām ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Apratima (अप्रतिम): defined in 6 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 29 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasija (सरसिज): defined in 4 categories.
Vrit (vrt, vṛt, वृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Jalpa (जल्प): defined in 8 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “idamapratimaṃ paśya saraḥ sarasijairvṛtam”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- apratimam -
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apratima (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apratima (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apratimā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarasijair -
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sarasija (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarasija (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vṛtam -
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vṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “sakhe mā jalpa nārīṇāṃ nayanāni dahanti mām”
- sakhe -
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sakha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sakhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jalpa -
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jalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jalp (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nārīṇām -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]nārī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nayanāni -
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nayana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dahanti -
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√dah (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[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 5941 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.