Sanskrit quote nr. 7494 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकत्रासनसङ्गते प्रियतमे पश्चादुपेत्यादराद् ।
एकस्या नयने पिधाय महतः क्रीडानुबन्धच्छलात् ॥ekatrāsanasaṅgate priyatame paścādupetyādarād |
ekasyā nayane pidhāya mahataḥ krīḍānubandhacchalāt ||
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.
Ekatra (एकत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Asana (असन): defined in 23 categories.
Sangati (saṅgati, सङ्गति): defined in 6 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम, priyatamā, प्रियतमा): defined in 7 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Pidhaya (pidhāya, पिधाय): defined in 3 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “ekatrāsanasaṅgate priyatame paścādupetyādarād”
- ekatrā -
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ekatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asana -
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asana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgate -
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saṅgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saṅgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- priyatame -
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priyatama (noun, masculine)[locative single]priyatama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyatamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse paścādupetyādarād
- Line 2: “ekasyā nayane pidhāya mahataḥ krīḍānubandhacchalāt”
- ekasyā* -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nayane -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pidhāya -
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pidhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahataḥ -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- Cannot analyse krīḍānubandhacchalāt
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 7494 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.