Sanskrit quote nr. 1852 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योन्यसंभिन्नदृशां सखीनां तस्यास्त्वयि प्रागनुरागचिह्नम् ।
कस्यापि कोऽपीति निवेदितं च धात्रेयिकायाश्चतुरं वचश्च ॥anyonyasaṃbhinnadṛśāṃ sakhīnāṃ tasyāstvayi prāganurāgacihnam |
kasyāpi ko'pīti niveditaṃ ca dhātreyikāyāścaturaṃ vacaśca ||
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.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Sambhinna (सम्भिन्न): defined in 6 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Praganuraga (prāganurāga, प्रागनुराग): defined in 1 categories.
Cihna (चिह्न): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Nivedita (निवेदित): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dhatreyika (dhātreyikā, धात्रेयिका): defined in 3 categories.
Caturam (चतुरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 10 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “anyonyasaṃbhinnadṛśāṃ sakhīnāṃ tasyāstvayi prāganurāgacihnam”
- anyonya -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhinna -
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sambhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśām -
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dṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sakhīnām -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sakhī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tasyās -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- prāganurāga -
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prāganurāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cihnam -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kasyāpi ko'pīti niveditaṃ ca dhātreyikāyāścaturaṃ vacaśca”
- kasyā -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apīti -
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apīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- niveditam -
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nivedita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nivedita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niveditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhātreyikāyāś -
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dhātreyikā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- caturam -
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caturam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]catura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]catura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturā (noun, feminine)[adverb]catur (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vacaś -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1852 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.