Sanskrit quote nr. 6229 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईक्षणध्यानसंस्पर्शैर् मत्स्यकूर्मविहङ्गमाः ।
पोषयन्ति स्वकान् पुत्रान् तद्वत् पण्डितवृत्तयः ॥īkṣaṇadhyānasaṃsparśair matsyakūrmavihaṅgamāḥ |
poṣayanti svakān putrān tadvat paṇḍitavṛttayaḥ ||
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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.
Iksha (iksa, īkṣa, ईक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Dhyana (dhyāna, ध्यान): defined in 21 categories.
Samsparsha (samsparsa, saṃsparśa, संस्पर्श): defined in 8 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य): defined in 19 categories.
Kurma (kūrma, कूर्म): defined in 19 categories.
Vihangama (vihaṅgama, विहङ्गम, vihaṅgamā, विहङ्गमा): defined in 7 categories.
Svaka (स्वक): defined in 4 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Tadvat (तद्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “īkṣaṇadhyānasaṃsparśair matsyakūrmavihaṅgamāḥ”
- īkṣa -
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īkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īkṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhyāna -
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dhyāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhyāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsparśair -
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saṃsparśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- matsya -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kūrma -
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kūrma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihaṅgamāḥ -
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vihaṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vihaṅgamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “poṣayanti svakān putrān tadvat paṇḍitavṛttayaḥ”
- poṣayanti -
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√puṣ -> poṣayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √puṣ], [vocative plural from √puṣ], [accusative plural from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √puṣ], [vocative plural from √puṣ], [accusative plural from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √puṣ]√puṣ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]√puṣ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- svakān -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- putrān -
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putra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tadvat -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paṇḍita -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- vṛttayaḥ -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 6229 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.