Sanskrit quote nr. 7621 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकान्ते विजने रम्ये पवित्रे निरुपद्रवे ।
सुखासने समाधिः स्याद् वस्त्राजिनकुशोत्तरे ॥

ekānte vijane ramye pavitre nirupadrave |
sukhāsane samādhiḥ syād vastrājinakuśottare ||

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.

Ekanta (ekānta, एकान्त, ekāntā, एकान्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Vijana (विजन, vijanā, विजना): defined in 8 categories.
Ramya (रम्य, ramyā, रम्या): defined in 14 categories.
Pavitri (pavitr, pavitṛ, पवितृ): defined in 3 categories.
Pavitra (पवित्र, pavitrā, पवित्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Nirupadrava (निरुपद्रव, nirupadravā, निरुपद्रवा): defined in 5 categories.
Sukhasana (sukhāsana, सुखासन): defined in 9 categories.
Samadhi (samādhi, समाधि): defined in 22 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vastri (vastr, vastṛ, वस्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vastra (वस्त्र, vastrā, वस्त्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Ajina (अजिन): defined in 12 categories.
Kusha (kusa, kuśa, कुश, kuśā, कुशा): defined in 21 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर, uttarā, उत्तरा): defined in 26 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali

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: “ekānte vijane ramye pavitre nirupadrave
  • ekānte -
  • ekānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vijane -
  • vijana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vijana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vijanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ramye -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram], [locative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative single from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    ram (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • pavitre -
  • pavitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pavitra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pavitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pavitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nirupadrave -
  • nirupadrava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirupadrava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirupadravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sukhāsane samādhiḥ syād vastrājinakuśottare
  • sukhāsane -
  • sukhāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • samādhiḥ -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vastrā -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajina -
  • ajina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuśo -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

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 7621 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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