Sanskrit quote nr. 7268 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उषसि गुरुसमक्षं लज्जमाना मृगाक्षी ।
रतिरुतमनुकर्तुं राजकीरे प्रवृत्ते ॥uṣasi gurusamakṣaṃ lajjamānā mṛgākṣī |
ratirutamanukartuṃ rājakīre pravṛtte ||
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.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ushasi (usasi, uṣasī, उषसी): defined in 1 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Samaksham (samaksam, samakṣam, समक्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Samaksha (samaksa, samakṣa, समक्ष): defined in 4 categories.
Lajjamana (lajjamāna, लज्जमान, lajjamānā, लज्जमाना): defined in 2 categories.
Mrigakshi (mrgaksi, mṛgākṣī, मृगाक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Rajakira (rājakīra, राजकीर): defined in 2 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛtta, प्रवृत्त, pravṛttā, प्रवृत्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Pravritti (pravrtti, pravṛtti, प्रवृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “uṣasi gurusamakṣaṃ lajjamānā mṛgākṣī”
- uṣasi -
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uṣasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, feminine)[locative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samakṣam -
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samakṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lajjamānā* -
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√lajj -> lajjamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √lajj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lajj class 6 verb]√lajj -> lajjamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √lajj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lajj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lajj class 6 verb]
- mṛgākṣī -
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mṛgākṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “ratirutamanukartuṃ rājakīre pravṛtte”
- ratir -
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rati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utam -
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uta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- anukar -
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anuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anukā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtum -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rājakīre -
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rājakīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pravṛtte -
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pravṛtta (noun, masculine)[locative single]pravṛtta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pravṛttā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pravṛtti (noun, feminine)[vocative 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 7268 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.