Sanskrit quote nr. 473 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अञ्जलौ जलमधीरलोचना लोचनप्रतिशरीरशारितम् ।
आत्तमात्तमपि कान्तमुक्षितुं कातरा शफरशङ्किनी जहौ ॥añjalau jalamadhīralocanā locanapratiśarīraśāritam |
āttamāttamapi kāntamukṣituṃ kātarā śapharaśaṅkinī jahau ||
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.
Anjali (añjali, अञ्जलि): defined in 13 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Adhira (adhīra, अधीर): defined in 5 categories.
Locana (लोचन, locanā, लोचना): defined in 15 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Atta (ātta, आत्त): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Katara (kātarā, कातरा): defined in 8 categories.
Shaphara (saphara, śaphara, शफर): defined in 7 categories.
Jaha (जह): defined in 4 categories.
Jahu (जहु): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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: “añjalau jalamadhīralocanā locanapratiśarīraśāritam”
- añjalau -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhīra -
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adhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- locanā* -
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locana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]locanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- locana -
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locana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]locana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śarīra -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāritam -
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śārita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śārita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “āttamāttamapi kāntamukṣituṃ kātarā śapharaśaṅkinī jahau”
- āttam -
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ātta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
- āttam -
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ātta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- ukṣitum -
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√ukṣ -> ukṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ukṣ]
- kātarā -
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kātarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaphara -
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śaphara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkinī -
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śaṅkinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaṅkin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jahau -
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jaha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jahu (noun, masculine)[locative single]√hā (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√hā (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third 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 473 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.