Sanskrit quote nr. 7269 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उषसि गुरुसमीपे वाससा सावधाना ।
प्रियलिखितनखाङ्कं गोपयन्ती समन्तात् ॥uṣasi gurusamīpe vāsasā sāvadhānā |
priyalikhitanakhāṅkaṃ gopayantī samantāt ||
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.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ushasi (usasi, uṣasī, उषसी): defined in 1 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Samipa (samīpa, समीप, samīpā, समीपा): defined in 8 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Savadhana (sāvadhānā, सावधाना): defined in 8 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Likhita (लिखित): defined in 10 categories.
Nakhanka (nakhāṅka, नखाङ्क): defined in 1 categories.
Gopa (गोप): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Samantat (samantāt, समन्तात्): defined in 2 categories.
Samanta (समन्त): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “uṣasi gurusamīpe vāsasā sāvadhānā”
- uṣasi -
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uṣasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, feminine)[locative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samīpe -
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samīpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]samīpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samīpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāsasā -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sāvadhānā -
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sāvadhānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “priyalikhitanakhāṅkaṃ gopayantī samantāt”
- priya -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- likhita -
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likhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]likhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √likh class 6 verb]√likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √likh class 6 verb]
- nakhāṅkam -
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nakhāṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gopa -
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gopa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantī -
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yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yanti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- samantāt -
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samantāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]samanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 7269 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.