Sanskrit quote nr. 2311 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिमानितभूतेन सानुबन्धरसेन तु ।
यतः सर्वेन्द्रियप्रीतिः स कामः प्रोच्यते बुधैः ॥abhimānitabhūtena sānubandharasena tu |
yataḥ sarvendriyaprītiḥ sa kāmaḥ procyate budhaiḥ ||
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.
Abhimanita (abhimānita, अभिमानित): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Sanubandha (sānubandha, सानुबन्ध): defined in 3 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “abhimānitabhūtena sānubandharasena tu”
- abhimānita -
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abhimānita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtena -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sānubandha -
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sānubandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sānubandha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasena -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “yataḥ sarvendriyaprītiḥ sa kāmaḥ procyate budhaiḥ”
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saru (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indriya -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prītiḥ -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- budhaiḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]budha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 2311 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.