Sanskrit quote nr. 2313 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिमुखगते यस्मिन्नेव प्रिये बहुशो वदत्य् ।
अवनतमुखं तूष्णीमेव स्थितं मृगनेत्रया ॥abhimukhagate yasminneva priye bahuśo vadaty |
avanatamukhaṃ tūṣṇīmeva sthitaṃ mṛganetrayā ||
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.
Abhimukha (अभिमुख): defined in 11 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Avanatamukha (अवनतमुख): defined in 1 categories.
Tushnim (tusnim, tūṣṇīm, तूष्णीम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Mriganetra (mrganetra, mṛganetrā, मृगनेत्रा): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “abhimukhagate yasminneva priye bahuśo vadaty”
- abhimukha -
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abhimukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhimukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gate -
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gat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- yasminn -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- bahuśo* -
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- Cannot analyse vadaty
- Line 2: “avanatamukhaṃ tūṣṇīmeva sthitaṃ mṛganetrayā”
- avanatamukham -
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avanatamukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avanatamukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avanatamukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tūṣṇīm -
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tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- mṛganetrayā -
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mṛganetrā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 2313 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.