Sanskrit quote nr. 6409 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्कण्ठितस्य हृदयानुगता सखीव ।
संकीर्णदोषरहिता विषयेषु गोष्ठी ॥

utkaṇṭhitasya hṛdayānugatā sakhīva |
saṃkīrṇadoṣarahitā viṣayeṣu goṣṭhī ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Hridayanuga (hrdayanuga, hṛdayānuga, हृदयानुग): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Rahita (रहित, rahitā, रहिता): defined in 12 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Goshthi (gosthi, goṣṭhī, गोष्ठी): defined in 11 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), 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 hṛdayānugatā sakhīva
  • utkaṇṭhitasya -
  • utkaṇṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    utkaṇṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hṛdayānuga -
  • hṛdayānuga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdayānuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sakhī -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “saṃkīrṇadoṣarahitā viṣayeṣu goṣṭhī
  • saṅkīrṇa -
  • saṅkīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    doṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • rahitā* -
  • rahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 10 verb]
    rah -> rahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rah class 10 verb]
  • viṣayeṣu -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • goṣṭhī -
  • goṣṭhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6409 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.

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