Sanskrit quote nr. 6408 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कण्ठितस्य हृदयानुगुणा वयस्या ।
संकेतके चिरयति प्रवरो विनोदः ॥utkaṇṭhitasya hṛdayānuguṇā vayasyā |
saṃketake cirayati pravaro vinodaḥ ||
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.
Utkanthita (utkaṇṭhita, उत्कण्ठित): defined in 4 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Anuguna (anuguṇa, अनुगुण, anuguṇā, अनुगुणा): defined in 6 categories.
Vayasya (vayasyā, वयस्या): defined in 4 categories.
Sanketaka (saṅketaka, सङ्केतक): defined in 1 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Pravara (प्रवर): defined in 15 categories.
Vinoda (विनोद): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Nepali, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “utkaṇṭhitasya hṛdayānuguṇā vayasyā”
- utkaṇṭhitasya -
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utkaṇṭhita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]utkaṇṭhita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hṛdayā -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anuguṇā* -
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anuguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anuguṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vayasyā -
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vayasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saṃketake cirayati pravaro vinodaḥ”
- saṅketake -
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saṅketaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- cira -
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cira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- pravaro* -
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pravara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vinodaḥ -
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vinoda (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 6408 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.