Sanskrit quote nr. 6276 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईषद्वक्रितपक्ष्मपङ्क्तिभिरनाकूतस्मितैर्वीक्षित् ऐः ।
एतैरेव तवाद्य सुन्दरि करक्रोडे जगद् वर्तते ॥īṣadvakritapakṣmapaṅktibhiranākūtasmitairvīkṣit aiḥ |
etaireva tavādya sundari karakroḍe jagad vartate ||
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.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Vakrita (वक्रित): defined in 2 categories.
Pakshma (paksma, pakṣma, पक्ष्म): defined in 5 categories.
Pakshman (paksman, pakṣman, पक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pankti (paṅkti, पङ्क्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Kshit (ksit, kṣit, क्षित्): defined in 1 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Kroda (kroḍa, क्रोड, kroḍā, क्रोडा): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “īṣadvakritapakṣmapaṅktibhiranākūtasmitairvīkṣit aiḥ”
- īṣad -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vakrita -
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vakrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pakṣma -
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pakṣma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paṅktibhir -
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paṅkti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akūta -
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√kū (verb class 2)[imperfect middle third single]
- smitair -
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smita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]smita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √smi class 1 verb]
- vī -
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vī (noun, feminine)[compound]vī (noun, masculine)[compound]vi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣit -
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kṣit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṣit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “etaireva tavādya sundari karakroḍe jagad vartate”
- etair -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sundari -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kroḍe -
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kroḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kroḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kroḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vartate -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 6276 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.