Sanskrit quote nr. 7524 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकमुत्कण्ठया व्याप्तम् अन्यद् दयितया हृतम् ।
चैतन्यमपरं धत्ते कियन्ति हृदयानि मे ॥

ekamutkaṇṭhayā vyāptam anyad dayitayā hṛtam |
caitanyamaparaṃ dhatte kiyanti hṛdayāni me ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Utkantha (utkaṇṭhā, उत्कण्ठा): defined in 5 categories.
Vyapta (vyāpta, व्याप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dayita (dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत): defined in 6 categories.
Caitanya (चैतन्य): defined in 11 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography)

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: “ekamutkaṇṭhayā vyāptam anyad dayitayā hṛtam
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • utkaṇṭhayā -
  • utkaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vyāptam -
  • vyāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vyāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dayitayā -
  • dayitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hṛtam -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “caitanyamaparaṃ dhatte kiyanti hṛdayāni me
  • caitanyam -
  • caitanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caitanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aparam -
  • aparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • kiyanti -
  • kiyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hṛdayāni -
  • hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7524 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.

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