Sanskrit quote nr. 7835 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद्भीतारिनारी गिरिबिलविगलद्वासरा निःसरन्ती ।
स्वक्रीडाहंसमोहग्रहिलशिशुभृशप्रार्थि तोन्निद्रचन्द्रा ॥etadbhītārinārī giribilavigaladvāsarā niḥsarantī |
svakrīḍāhaṃsamohagrahilaśiśubhṛśaprārthi tonnidracandrā ||
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.
Bhita (bhīta, भीत, bhītā, भीता): defined in 12 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Bila (बिल): defined in 13 categories.
Vij (विज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Dva (dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Sara (सर, sarā, सरा): defined in 29 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Sarat (सरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Krida (krīḍā, क्रीडा): defined in 10 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Oha (ओह): defined in 5 categories.
Grahila (ग्रहिल): defined in 1 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Prarthin (prārthin, प्रार्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Unnidra (उन्निद्र): defined in 4 categories.
Candra (candrā, चन्द्रा): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “etadbhītārinārī giribilavigaladvāsarā niḥsarantī”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhītā -
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bhīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arin -
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arin (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arī -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- giri -
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giri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]giri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gir (noun, feminine)[locative single]gir (noun, masculine)[locative single]gir (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bila -
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bila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- vig -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dvā -
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dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarā* -
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sara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sarantī -
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sarat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ -> sarantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “svakrīḍāhaṃsamohagrahilaśiśubhṛśaprārthi tonnidracandrā”
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- krīḍā -
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krīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- haṃsam -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- oha -
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oha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]oha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√uh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- grahila -
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grahila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grahila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiśu -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śiśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhṛśa -
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bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- prārthi -
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prārthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prārthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- to -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unnidra -
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unnidra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unnidra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candrā -
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candrā (noun, feminine)[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 7835 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.