Sanskrit quote nr. 2286 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिनषति वैनतेयं ।
चामरसहितः ससत्यभामो यः ॥abhinaṣati vainateyaṃ |
cāmarasahitaḥ sasatyabhāmo yaḥ ||
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.
Vainateya (वैनतेय): defined in 6 categories.
Camara (cāmara, चामर): defined in 19 categories.
Sahitri (sahitr, sahitṛ, सहितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Sahita (सहित): defined in 8 categories.
Sasatya (ससत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sasati (sasatī, ससती): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “abhinaṣati vainateyaṃ”
- Cannot analyse abhinaṣati*va
- vainateyam -
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vainateya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “cāmarasahitaḥ sasatyabhāmo yaḥ”
- cāmara -
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cāmara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāmara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahitaḥ -
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sahitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sahita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
- sasatya -
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sasatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sasatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sas -> sasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sas class 2 verb]√sas -> sasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sas class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sas class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sas class 2 verb], [locative single from √sas class 2 verb]√sas -> sasatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sas class 2 verb]
- abhāmo* -
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√bhām (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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 2286 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.