Sanskrit quote nr. 7619 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकान्ते वनतो गृहं शशिमुखोऽप्यन्यादृशो दृश्यते ।
क्षिप्रं साधय यातु पुत्रि सुदिने भुक्त्वान्यमावासकम् ॥ekānte vanato gṛhaṃ śaśimukho'pyanyādṛśo dṛśyate |
kṣipraṃ sādhaya yātu putri sudine bhuktvānyamāvāsakam ||
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.
Ekanta (ekānta, एकान्त, ekāntā, एकान्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Shashimukha (sasimukha, śaśimukha, शशिमुख): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anyadrish (anyadrs, anyādṛś, अन्यादृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Anyadrisha (anyadrsa, anyādṛśa, अन्यादृश): defined in 2 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipram (ksipram, kṣipram, क्षिप्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipra (ksipra, kṣipra, क्षिप्र): defined in 16 categories.
Yatu (yātu, यातु): defined in 4 categories.
Putri (putrī, पुत्री): defined in 8 categories.
Putrin (पुत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sudina (सुदिन, sudinā, सुदिना): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuktva (bhuktvā, भुक्त्वा): defined in 4 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avasa (āvāsa, आवास): defined in 13 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ekānte vanato gṛhaṃ śaśimukho'pyanyādṛśo dṛśyate”
- ekānte -
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ekānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ekānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ekāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vanato* -
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√van -> vanat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √van class 1 verb], [ablative single from √van class 1 verb], [genitive single from √van class 1 verb]√van -> vanat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √van class 1 verb], [genitive single from √van class 1 verb]√van (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- gṛham -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gṛh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śaśimukho' -
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śaśimukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anyādṛśo* -
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anyādṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]anyādṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]anyādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “kṣipraṃ sādhaya yātu putri sudine bhuktvānyamāvāsakam”
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sādhaya -
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√sidh (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- yātu -
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yātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- putri -
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putrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]putrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]putrin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sudine -
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sudina (noun, masculine)[locative single]sudina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sudinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhuktvā -
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bhuktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āvāsa -
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āvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
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 7619 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.