Sanskrit quote nr. 8166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषोज्जटस्य भवतो गृहिणी त्वपर्णा ।
स्थाणुः स्वयं तव च सूनुरसौ विशाखः ॥eṣojjaṭasya bhavato gṛhiṇī tvaparṇā |
sthāṇuḥ svayaṃ tava ca sūnurasau viśākhaḥ ||
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.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Grihini (grhini, gṛhiṇī, गृहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Aparna (aparṇā, अपर्णा): defined in 4 categories.
Sthanu (sthāṇu, स्थाणु): defined in 11 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sunu (sūnu, सूनु): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Vishakha (visakha, viśākha, विशाख): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “eṣojjaṭasya bhavato gṛhiṇī tvaparṇā”
- Cannot analyse eṣojjaṭasya*bh
- bhavato* -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- gṛhiṇī -
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gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gṛhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aparṇā -
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aparṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sthāṇuḥ svayaṃ tava ca sūnurasau viśākhaḥ”
- sthāṇuḥ -
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sthāṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sthāṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūnur -
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sūnu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sūnu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- viśākhaḥ -
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viśākha (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 8166 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.