Sanskrit quote nr. 1921 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपयाति सरोषया निरस्ते ।
कृतकं कामिनि चुक्षुवे मृगाक्ष्या ॥

apayāti saroṣayā niraste |
kṛtakaṃ kāmini cukṣuve mṛgākṣyā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarosha (sarosa, saroṣā, सरोषा): defined in 3 categories.
Nirasta (निरस्त, nirastā, निरस्ता): defined in 5 categories.
Nirasti (निरस्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Kritakam (krtakam, kṛtakam, कृतकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritaka (krtaka, kṛtaka, कृतक): defined in 4 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Mrigakshi (mrgaksi, mṛgākṣī, मृगाक्षी): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit

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: “apayāti saroṣayā niraste
  • apa -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yāti -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • saroṣayā -
  • saroṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • niraste -
  • nirasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirasti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtakaṃ kāmini cukṣuve mṛgākṣyā
  • kṛtakam -
  • kṛtakam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāmini -
  • kāminī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kāmin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāmin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cukṣuve -
  • mṛgākṣyā -
  • mṛgākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1921 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.

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