Sanskrit quote nr. 2333 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिलषसि यदीन्दो वक्त्रलक्ष्मीं मृगाक्ष्याः ।
पुनरपि सकृदब्धौ मज्ज संक्षालयाङ्कम् ॥abhilaṣasi yadīndo vaktralakṣmīṃ mṛgākṣyāḥ |
punarapi sakṛdabdhau majja saṃkṣālayāṅkam ||
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.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Alakshmi (alaksmi, alakṣmī, अलक्ष्मी): defined in 7 categories.
Mrigakshi (mrgaksi, mṛgākṣī, मृगाक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Majja (मज्ज): defined in 14 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “abhilaṣasi yadīndo vaktralakṣmīṃ mṛgākṣyāḥ”
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- laṣasi -
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√laṣ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- yadī -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- indo -
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indu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vaktra -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaktṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alakṣmīm -
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alakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mṛgākṣyāḥ -
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mṛgākṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “punarapi sakṛdabdhau majja saṃkṣālayāṅkam”
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sakṛd -
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sakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sakṛt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- abdhau -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- majja -
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majja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]majja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]majjan (noun, masculine)[compound]√majj (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- saṅ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣālayā -
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√kṣal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- aṅkam -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 2333 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.