Sanskrit quote nr. 7200 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उभयी प्रकृतिः कामे सज्जेदिति मुनेर्मतम् ।
अपवर्गे तृतीयेति भणतः पाणिनेरपि ॥ubhayī prakṛtiḥ kāme sajjediti munermatam |
apavarge tṛtīyeti bhaṇataḥ pāṇinerapi ||
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.
Ubhayi (ubhayī, उभयी): defined in 1 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Kame (kāme, कामे): defined in 2 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम, kāmā, कामा): defined in 24 categories.
Kami (kāmi, कामि): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
Apavarga (अपवर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Tritiya (trtiya, tṛtīyā, तृतीया, tṛtīya, तृतीय): defined in 11 categories.
Panini (pāṇini, पाणिनि): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “ubhayī prakṛtiḥ kāme sajjediti munermatam”
- ubhayī -
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ubhayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- prakṛtiḥ -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāme -
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kāme (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kāmi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sajjed -
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√sajj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- muner -
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muni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- matam -
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mata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]matā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “apavarge tṛtīyeti bhaṇataḥ pāṇinerapi”
- apavarge -
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apavarga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tṛtīye -
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tṛtīyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tṛtīya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tṛtīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]tṛtīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhaṇataḥ -
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√bhaṇ (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- pāṇiner -
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pāṇini (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 7200 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.