Sanskrit quote nr. 6114 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं सा लोलाक्षी त्रिभुवनललामैकवसतिः ।
स चायं दुष्टात्मा स्वसुरपकृतं येन मम तत् ॥iyaṃ sā lolākṣī tribhuvanalalāmaikavasatiḥ |
sa cāyaṃ duṣṭātmā svasurapakṛtaṃ yena mama tat ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Lolakshi (lolaksi, lolākṣī, लोलाक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Tribhuvana (त्रिभुवन): defined in 7 categories.
Lalama (lalāma, ललाम): defined in 6 categories.
Lalaman (lalāman, ललामन्): defined in 2 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Vasati (वसति): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Dushtatman (dustatman, duṣṭātman, दुष्टात्मन्): defined in 5 categories.
Svasri (svasr, svasṛ, स्वसृ): defined in 3 categories.
Apakrit (apakrt, apakṛt, अपकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Apakrita (apakrta, apakṛta, अपकृत): defined in 3 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 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: “iyaṃ sā lolākṣī tribhuvanalalāmaikavasatiḥ”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- lolākṣī -
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lolākṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tribhuvana -
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tribhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tribhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lalāmai -
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lalāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lalāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lalāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√lal (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vasatiḥ -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vasati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa cāyaṃ duṣṭātmā svasurapakṛtaṃ yena mama tat”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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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]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duṣṭātmā -
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duṣṭātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svasur -
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svasṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- apakṛtam -
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apakṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apakṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apakṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]apakṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative 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 6114 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.