Sanskrit quote nr. 7565 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकस्मिञ् शयने विपक्षरमणीनामग्रहे मुग्धया ।
सद्यःकोपपराङ्मुखग्लपितया चाटूनि कुर्वन्नपि ॥

ekasmiñ śayane vipakṣaramaṇīnāmagrahe mugdhayā |
sadyaḥkopaparāṅmukhaglapitayā cāṭūni kurvannapi ||

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.

Vipaksharamani (vipaksaramani, vipakṣaramaṇī, विपक्षरमणी): defined in 1 categories.
Agraha (अग्रह, agrahā, अग्रहा): defined in 7 categories.
Mugdha (mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Paranmukha (parāṅmukha, पराङ्मुख): defined in 6 categories.
Glapita (glapitā, ग्लपिता): defined in 2 categories.
Catu (cāṭu, चाटु): defined in 8 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (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: “ekasmiñ śayane vipakṣaramaṇīnāmagrahe mugdhayā
  • 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]
  • vipakṣaramaṇīnām -
  • vipakṣaramaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • agrahe -
  • agraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    agraha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mugdhayā -
  • mugdhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “sadyaḥkopaparāṅmukhaglapitayā cāṭūni kurvannapi
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kopa -
  • kopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāṅmukha -
  • parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parāṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • glapitayā -
  • glapitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • cāṭūni -
  • cāṭu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kurvann -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

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 7565 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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