Sanskrit quote nr. 7564 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकस्मिञ् शयने पराङ्गुखतया वीतोत्तरं ताम्यतोर् ।
अन्योन्यस्य हृदि स्थितेऽप्यनुनये संरक्षतोर्गौरवम् ॥

ekasmiñ śayane parāṅgukhatayā vītottaraṃ tāmyator |
anyonyasya hṛdi sthite'pyanunaye saṃrakṣatorgauravam ||

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.

Paran (parāṅ, पराङ्): defined in 5 categories.
Paranc (parāñc, पराञ्च्): defined in 1 categories.
Gu (गु, gū, गू): defined in 6 categories.
Kha (ख): defined in 17 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Vitottara (vītottara, वीतोत्तर): defined in 1 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 20 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anunaya (अनुनय, anunayā, अनुनया): defined in 10 categories.
Samraksha (samraksa, saṃrakṣa, संरक्ष): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Urj (ūrj, ऊर्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Aurava (औरव): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “ekasmiñ śayane parāṅgukhatayā vītottaraṃ tāmyator
  • ekasmiñ -
  • śayane -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parāṅ -
  • parāṅ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parāñc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parāñc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gu -
  • gu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • kha -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayā* -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vītottaram -
  • vītottara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vītottara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vītottarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse tāmyator
  • Line 2: “anyonyasya hṛdi sthite'pyanunaye saṃrakṣatorgauravam
  • anyonyasya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthite' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • anunaye -
  • anunaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anunaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anunayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃrakṣa -
  • saṃrakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃrakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrg -
  • ūrj (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • auravam -
  • aurava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aurava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 7564 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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