Sanskrit quote nr. 7786 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् कामफलं लोके यद् द्वयोरेकचित्तता ।
अन्यचित्तकृते कामे शवयोरिव संगमः ॥etat kāmaphalaṃ loke yad dvayorekacittatā |
anyacittakṛte kāme śavayoriva saṃgamaḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kamaphala (kāmaphala, कामफल): defined in 3 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvayu (द्वयु): defined in 1 categories.
Ekacittata (ekacittatā, एकचित्तता): defined in 1 categories.
Anyacitta (अन्यचित्त): defined in 2 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Kame (kāme, कामे): defined in 2 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम, kāmā, कामा): defined in 24 categories.
Kami (kāmi, कामि): defined in 10 categories.
Shava (sava, śava, शव): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “etat kāmaphalaṃ loke yad dvayorekacittatā”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāmaphalam -
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kāmaphala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvayor -
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dva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dvayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ekacittatā -
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ekacittatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “anyacittakṛte kāme śavayoriva saṃgamaḥ”
- anyacitta -
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anyacitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyacitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- kāme -
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kāme (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kāmi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śavayor -
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śava (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śava (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṅgamaḥ -
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saṅgama (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 7786 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.