Sanskrit quote nr. 1102 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधिगत्येदृगेतस्या हृदयं मृदुतामुचोः ।
प्रतीम एव वैमुख्यं कुचयोर्युक्तवृत्तयोः ॥adhigatyedṛgetasyā hṛdayaṃ mṛdutāmucoḥ |
pratīma eva vaimukhyaṃ kucayoryuktavṛttayoḥ ||
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.
Gati (गति, gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Mriduta (mrduta, mṛdutā, मृदुता): defined in 3 categories.
Amuc (अमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Vaimukhya (वैमुख्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त, vṛttā, वृत्ता): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, 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: “adhigatyedṛgetasyā hṛdayaṃ mṛdutāmucoḥ”
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gatye -
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√gam -> gatya (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatya (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatya (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]gati (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gatī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- īdṛg -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- etasyā* -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hṛdayam -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛdutā -
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mṛdutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amucoḥ -
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amuc (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “pratīma eva vaimukhyaṃ kucayoryuktavṛttayoḥ”
- pratī -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ima* -
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√i (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaimukhyam -
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vaimukhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kucayor -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- yukta -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- vṛttayoḥ -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[genitive dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[genitive dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)[genitive dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
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 1102 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.