Sanskrit quote nr. 2310 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिमानवतो मनस्विनः ।
प्रियमुच्चैः पदमारुरुक्षतः ॥abhimānavato manasvinaḥ |
priyamuccaiḥ padamārurukṣataḥ ||
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.
Abhimanavat (abhimānavat, अभिमानवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Manasvin (मनस्विन्): defined in 7 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Aru (āru, आरु): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), 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: “abhimānavato manasvinaḥ”
- abhimānavato* -
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abhimānavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]abhimānavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- manasvinaḥ -
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manasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manasvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “priyamuccaiḥ padamārurukṣataḥ”
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ārur -
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āru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ār (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]
- ukṣataḥ -
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√ukṣ -> ukṣat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √ukṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]√ukṣ -> ukṣat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]√ukṣ (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
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 2310 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.