Sanskrit quote nr. 1741 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्य इत्यनुपजातयन्त्रणं द्रागुदञ्चितवती विलोचनम् ।
मामवेत्य चकिता वृतानना दन्तदष्टरसना मनागभूत् ॥anya ityanupajātayantraṇaṃ drāgudañcitavatī vilocanam |
māmavetya cakitā vṛtānanā dantadaṣṭarasanā manāgabhūt ||
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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Yantrana (yantraṇa, यन्त्रण): defined in 4 categories.
Drak (drāk, द्राक्): defined in 1 categories.
Udancita (udañcita, उदञ्चित): defined in 2 categories.
Vati (वति): defined in 12 categories.
Vilocana (विलोचन): defined in 6 categories.
Mama (māma, माम): defined in 9 categories.
Cakita (चकित, cakitā, चकिता): defined in 7 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत): defined in 4 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Dashta (dasta, daṣṭa, दष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Rasana (रसन, rasanā, रसना): defined in 15 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
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: “anya ityanupajātayantraṇaṃ drāgudañcitavatī vilocanam”
- anya* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāta -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- yantraṇam -
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yantraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- drāg -
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drāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udañcita -
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udañcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udañcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vatī -
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vati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vilocanam -
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vilocana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vilocana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vilocanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “māmavetya cakitā vṛtānanā dantadaṣṭarasanā manāgabhūt”
- māma -
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māma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- vetya -
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- cakitā* -
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cakita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cakitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛtān -
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vṛta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- anā* -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- danta -
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danta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṣṭa -
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daṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasanā* -
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rasana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rasanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manāg -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist 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 1741 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.