Sanskrit quote nr. 1558 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन त्वं स्वरूपेण पुष्पबाणैश्च पञ्चभिः ।
मोहयन् पुरुषान् स्त्रीश्च कुरु सृष्टिं सनातनीम् ॥anena tvaṃ svarūpeṇa puṣpabāṇaiśca pañcabhiḥ |
mohayan puruṣān strīśca kuru sṛṣṭiṃ sanātanīm ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Svarupa (svarūpa, स्वरूप): defined in 16 categories.
Pushpabana (puspabana, puṣpabāṇa, पुष्पबाण): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Mohayat (मोहयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Srishti (srsti, sṛṣṭi, सृष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Sanatani (sanātanī, सनातनी): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “anena tvaṃ svarūpeṇa puṣpabāṇaiśca pañcabhiḥ”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- svarūpeṇa -
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svarūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]svarūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- puṣpabāṇaiś -
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puṣpabāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse pañcabhiḥ
- Line 2: “mohayan puruṣān strīśca kuru sṛṣṭiṃ sanātanīm”
- mohayan -
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√muh -> mohayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh], [vocative single from √muh]
- puruṣān -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- strīś -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- sṛṣṭim -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sanātanīm -
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sanātanī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 1558 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.