Sanskrit quote nr. 7985 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते वामविलोचनाकुचसखैः सोढव्यशीतार्तयः ।
प्राप्ताः पश्चिमसैन्धवस्य मरुतः प्रेमच्छिदो वासराः ॥ete vāmavilocanākucasakhaiḥ soḍhavyaśītārtayaḥ |
prāptāḥ paścimasaindhavasya marutaḥ premacchido vāsarāḥ ||
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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.
Vama (vāma, वाम): defined in 15 categories.
Vilocana (vilocanā, विलोचना): defined in 6 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Sodhavya (soḍhavya, सोढव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Shitarta (sitarta, śītārta, शीतार्त): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त, prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Pashcima (pascima, paścima, पश्चिम): defined in 12 categories.
Saindhava (सैन्धव): defined in 13 categories.
Marut (मरुत्): defined in 11 categories.
Maruta (मरुत): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shi (si, śī, शी): defined in 6 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर, vāsarā, वासरा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Hindi, Kavya (poetry), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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 vāmavilocanākucasakhaiḥ soḍhavyaśītārtayaḥ”
- 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]
- vāma -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- vilocanā -
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vilocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- sakhaiḥ -
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sakha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- soḍhavya -
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soḍhavya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]soḍhavya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śītārta -
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śītārta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śītārta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāptāḥ paścimasaindhavasya marutaḥ premacchido vāsarāḥ”
- prāptāḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paścima -
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paścima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paścima (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- saindhavasya -
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saindhava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]saindhava (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- marutaḥ -
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marut (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]marut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]maruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- macch -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- śi -
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śi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śī (noun, feminine)[adverb]śī (noun, masculine)[adverb]śī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- do* -
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da (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- vāsarāḥ -
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vāsara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāsarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7985 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.