Sanskrit quote nr. 6141 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इलातलभराक्रान्तग्रीवं मा शेष वक्रय ।
त्वयि दुःखिनि चैकस्मिञ् जीवलोकः सदा सुखी ॥ilātalabharākrāntagrīvaṃ mā śeṣa vakraya |
tvayi duḥkhini caikasmiñ jīvalokaḥ sadā sukhī ||
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.
Ilatala (ilātala, इलातल): defined in 2 categories.
Bhara (भर, bharā, भरा): defined in 14 categories.
Akranta (akrānta, अक्रान्त): defined in 10 categories.
Griva (grīva, ग्रीव): defined in 14 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष): defined in 19 categories.
Vakraya (वक्रय): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Duhkhin (duḥkhin, दुःखिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Duhkhini (duḥkhinī, दुःखिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Jivaloka (jīvaloka, जीवलोक): defined in 4 categories.
Sukhin (सुखिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “ilātalabharākrāntagrīvaṃ mā śeṣa vakraya”
- ilātala -
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ilātala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bharā -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akrānta -
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akrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grīvam -
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grīva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grīvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- śeṣa -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śeṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṣ (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√śiṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vakraya -
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vakraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tvayi duḥkhini caikasmiñ jīvalokaḥ sadā sukhī”
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- duḥkhini -
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duḥkhinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]duḥkhin (noun, masculine)[locative single]duḥkhin (noun, neuter)[locative 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]
- ekasmiñ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[locative single]eka (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jīvalokaḥ -
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jīvaloka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sukhī -
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sukhī (noun, masculine)[compound]sukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sukhin (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6141 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.