Sanskrit quote nr. 7407 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकं वा कुपितप्रियाप्रणयिनीं कृत्वा मनोनिर्वृतिं ।
तिष्ठामो निजचारुपीवरकुचक्रीडारसास्वादने ॥ekaṃ vā kupitapriyāpraṇayinīṃ kṛtvā manonirvṛtiṃ |
tiṣṭhāmo nijacārupīvarakucakrīḍārasāsvādane ||
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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Kupita (कुपित): defined in 6 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Nirvriti (nirvrti, nirvṛti, निर्वृति): defined in 5 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Pivara (pīvara, पीवर): defined in 7 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Kridarasa (krīḍārasa, क्रीडारस): defined in 1 categories.
Asvadana (āsvādana, आस्वादन): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “ekaṃ vā kupitapriyāpraṇayinīṃ kṛtvā manonirvṛtiṃ”
- ekam -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kupita -
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kupita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kupita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kup class 10 verb]√kup -> kupita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kup class 10 verb]
- priyā -
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prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- praṇayinīm -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mano -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nirvṛtim -
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nirvṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]nirvṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tiṣṭhāmo nijacārupīvarakucakrīḍārasāsvādane”
- tiṣṭhāmo* -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāru -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pīvara -
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pīvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- krīḍārasā -
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krīḍārasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āsvādane -
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āsvādana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 7407 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.