Sanskrit quote nr. 8586 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्यां रूपवतीं दृष्ट्वा मोहं गच्छेन् महानपि ।
चण्डाल्यामप्यरुन्धत्यां वसिष्ठो मोहितोऽभवत् ॥kanyāṃ rūpavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā mohaṃ gacchen mahānapi |
caṇḍālyāmapyarundhatyāṃ vasiṣṭho mohito'bhavat ||
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.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Rupavati (rūpavatī, रूपवती): defined in 10 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Candali (caṇḍālī, चण्डाली): defined in 8 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Arundhati (arundhatī, अरुन्धती): defined in 7 categories.
Vasishtha (vasistha, vasiṣṭha, वसिष्ठ): defined in 14 categories.
Mohita (मोहित): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kanyāṃ rūpavatīṃ dṛṣṭvā mohaṃ gacchen mahānapi”
- kanyām -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[locative single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rūpavatīm -
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rūpavatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- moham -
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moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gacchen -
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√gam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- mahān -
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maha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “caṇḍālyāmapyarundhatyāṃ vasiṣṭho mohito'bhavat”
- caṇḍālyām -
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caṇḍālī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- arundhatyām -
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arundhatī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vasiṣṭho* -
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vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mohito' -
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mohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third 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 8586 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.