Sanskrit quote nr. 1158 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्यास्य सौरभेयं मौक्तिकरुचिरङ्गणेषु विहितगतिः मान्यः स एव हृदि मे गौरी वामाङ्गमाश्रिता यस्य ।
adhyāsya saurabheyaṃ mauktikaruciraṅgaṇeṣu vihitagatiḥ mānyaḥ sa eva hṛdi me gaurī vāmāṅgamāśritā yasya |
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.
Saurabheya (सौरभेय): defined in 5 categories.
Mauktika (मौक्तिक): defined in 9 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Mani (mānī, मानी): defined in 25 categories.
Manya (mānya, मान्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Gauri (gaurī, गौरी): defined in 18 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम, vāmā, वामा): defined in 14 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśrita, आश्रित, āśritā, आश्रिता): defined in 13 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Nepali, Buddhism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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.
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- adhyāsya -
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- saurabheyam -
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saurabheya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saurabheya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saurabheyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mauktika -
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mauktika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mauktika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rucir -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅgaṇeṣu -
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aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vihita -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mānyaḥ -
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mānī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mānya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]√man -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- gaurī -
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gaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vāmā -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśritā* -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āśritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second 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 1158 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.