Sanskrit quote nr. 2100 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपूर्वं चौर्यमभ्यस्तं त्वया चञ्चललोचने ।
दिवापि जाग्रतां पुंसां चेतो हरसि दूरतः ॥

apūrvaṃ cauryamabhyastaṃ tvayā cañcalalocane |
divāpi jāgratāṃ puṃsāṃ ceto harasi dūrataḥ ||

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.

Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 11 categories.
Caurya (चौर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Abhyasta (अभ्यस्त): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Cancala (cañcala, चञ्चल): defined in 13 categories.
Locana (लोचन, locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Diva (divā, दिवा): defined in 11 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divan (दिवन्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagrat (jāgrat, जाग्रत्): defined in 5 categories.
Jagrata (jāgratā, जाग्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals)

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: “apūrvaṃ cauryamabhyastaṃ tvayā cañcalalocane
  • apūrvam -
  • apūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cauryam -
  • caurya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyastam -
  • abhyasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • cañcala -
  • cañcala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cañcala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locane -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    locana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “divāpi jāgratāṃ puṃsāṃ ceto harasi dūrataḥ
  • divā -
  • divā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    diva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jāgratām -
  • jāgrat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jāgrat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jāgratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
    jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ceto* -
  • cetas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • harasi -
  • haras (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    hṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • dūrataḥ -
  • dūrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

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 2100 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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