Sanskrit quote nr. 347 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचिन्तनीया विधिवञ्चनेयं यदम्बुजाक्षी स्थविरस्य भर्तुः ।
स्वयं समादाय करं निधाय वक्षोजयुग्मे स्वपिति श्वसन्ती ॥acintanīyā vidhivañcaneyaṃ yadambujākṣī sthavirasya bhartuḥ |
svayaṃ samādāya karaṃ nidhāya vakṣojayugme svapiti śvasantī ||
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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.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vancana (vañcanā, वञ्चना): defined in 9 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ambujakshi (ambujaksi, ambujākṣī, अम्बुजाक्षी): defined in 1 categories.
Sthavira (स्थविर): defined in 12 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 8 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Samadaya (samādāya, समादाय): defined in 3 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Nidhaya (nidhāya, निधाय): defined in 4 categories.
Vakshoja (vaksoja, vakṣoja, वक्षोज): defined in 4 categories.
Yugma (युग्म, yugmā, युग्मा): defined in 10 categories.
Shvasat (svasat, śvasat, श्वसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry)
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: “acintanīyā vidhivañcaneyaṃ yadambujākṣī sthavirasya bhartuḥ”
- acintan -
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√cint (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- īyā -
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- vidhi -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vañcane -
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vañcanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ambujākṣī -
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ambujākṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sthavirasya -
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sthavira (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sthavira (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhartuḥ -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “svayaṃ samādāya karaṃ nidhāya vakṣojayugme svapiti śvasantī”
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samādāya -
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samādāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karam -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nidhāya -
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nidhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vakṣoja -
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vakṣoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugme -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[locative single]yugma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yugmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- svapiti -
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√svap (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śvasantī -
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√śvas -> śvasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śvas class 2 verb]
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 347 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.