Sanskrit quote nr. 6279 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईषन्मीलितलोचना श्लथसमस्ताङ्गा श्रमोद्वेजिता ।
निश्वासप्रथमा विरत्नरसना संत्यक्तकण्ठस्वना ॥īṣanmīlitalocanā ślathasamastāṅgā śramodvejitā |
niśvāsaprathamā viratnarasanā saṃtyaktakaṇṭhasvanā ||
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.
Milita (mīlita, मीलित): defined in 9 categories.
Locana (locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Shlatha (slatha, ślatha, श्लथ): defined in 7 categories.
Samasta (समस्त, samastā, समस्ता): defined in 11 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Udvejita (udvejitā, उद्वेजिता): defined in 1 categories.
Nishvasa (nisvasa, niśvāsa, निश्वास): defined in 9 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम, prathamā, प्रथमा): defined in 14 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Atna (अत्न): defined in 1 categories.
Rasana (rasanā, रसना): defined in 15 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “īṣanmīlitalocanā ślathasamastāṅgā śramodvejitā”
- īṣan -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mīlita -
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mīlita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mīlita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)[compound from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)[compound from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mīl]
- locanā -
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locanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ślatha -
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ślatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ślatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ślath (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- samastā -
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samasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgā -
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- śramo -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udvejitā -
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udvejitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “niśvāsaprathamā viratnarasanā saṃtyaktakaṇṭhasvanā”
- niśvāsa -
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niśvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prathamā* -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prathamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vir -
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vi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atna -
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atna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasanā -
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rasanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- santyakta -
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santyakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santyakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭhasva -
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√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative middle second single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (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 6279 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.