Sanskrit quote nr. 7949 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतेऽक्ष्णोर्जनयन्ति कामविरुजं सीतावियोगे घना ।
वाताः शीकरिणोऽपि लक्ष्मण दृढं संतापयन्त्येव माम् ॥ete'kṣṇorjanayanti kāmavirujaṃ sītāviyoge ghanā |
vātāḥ śīkariṇo'pi lakṣmaṇa dṛḍhaṃ saṃtāpayantyeva mām ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Viruj (विरुज्): defined in 2 categories.
Viruja (विरुज): defined in 2 categories.
Sita (sīta, सीत): defined in 23 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Ghana (ghanā, घना): defined in 22 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात, vātā, वाता): defined in 21 categories.
Shikarin (sikarin, śīkarin, शीकरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Lakshmana (laksmana, lakṣmaṇa, लक्ष्मण): defined in 15 categories.
Dridha (drdha, dṛḍha, दृढ): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ete'kṣṇorjanayanti kāmavirujaṃ sītāviyoge ghanā”
- ete' -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- akṣṇor -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- janayanti -
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√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]√jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- kāma -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- virujam -
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viruja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viruja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]virujā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viruj (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viruj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sītāvi -
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√sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb]
- iyo -
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ī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ge -
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ga (noun, masculine)[locative single]ga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ghanā -
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ghanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vātāḥ śīkariṇo'pi lakṣmaṇa dṛḍhaṃ saṃtāpayantyeva mām”
- vātāḥ -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]
- śīkariṇo' -
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śīkarin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śīkarin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- lakṣmaṇa -
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lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛḍham -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- santāpa -
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santāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantye -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative 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 7949 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.