Sanskrit quote nr. 7584 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकस्यापि मनोभुवस्तदबलापाङ्गैर्जगन्निर्जये ।
कामं निह्नुतसर्वविस्मयरसव्यक्तिप्रकारा वयम् ॥ekasyāpi manobhuvastadabalāpāṅgairjagannirjaye |
kāmaṃ nihnutasarvavismayarasavyaktiprakārā vayam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Manobhu (manobhū, मनोभू): defined in 1 categories.
Vasta (वस्त): defined in 5 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Bala (बल, balā, बला): defined in 30 categories.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jaya (जय, jayā, जया): defined in 26 categories.
Ji (जि): defined in 6 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Nihnuta (निह्नुत): defined in 2 categories.
Vismaya (विस्मय): defined in 11 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Prakara (prakāra, प्रकार): defined in 16 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ekasyāpi manobhuvastadabalāpāṅgairjagannirjaye”
- ekasyā -
-
eka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- manobhu -
-
manobhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vasta -
-
vasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]√vas -> vasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]
- da -
-
da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balā -
-
bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apāṅgair -
-
apāṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]apāṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- jagann -
-
jagat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ir -
-
i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jaye -
-
jaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ji (noun, masculine)[dative single]ji (noun, feminine)[dative single]√ji (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “kāmaṃ nihnutasarvavismayarasavyaktiprakārā vayam”
- kāmam -
-
kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nihnuta -
-
nihnuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nihnuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarva -
-
sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vismaya -
-
vismaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vismaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasa -
-
rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vyakti -
-
vyakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prakārā* -
-
prakāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vayam -
-
vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
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 7584 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.