Sanskrit quote nr. 7662 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकेन प्रियसाक्षिणा जितवती वीणां वचोभिर्निजैर् ।
गत्या मन्दिर एव विश्वगमनं हंसं जिगायाचिरात् ॥

ekena priyasākṣiṇā jitavatī vīṇāṃ vacobhirnijair |
gatyā mandira eva viśvagamanaṃ haṃsaṃ jigāyācirāt ||

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.
Priyasa (प्रियस, priyasā, प्रियसा): defined in 1 categories.
Jitavati (jitavatī, जितवती): defined in 2 categories.
Jitavat (जितवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vina (vīṇā, वीणा): defined in 21 categories.
Gati (गति, gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Mandira (मन्दिर): defined in 12 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Vishvaga (visvaga, viśvaga, विश्वग): defined in 2 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Acirat (acirāt, अचिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Acira (अचिर): defined in 11 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), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “ekena priyasākṣiṇā jitavatī vīṇāṃ vacobhirnijair
  • ekena -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • priyasā -
  • priyasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priyasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    priyasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣiṇā* -
  • kṣī (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • jitavatī -
  • jitavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ji -> jitavat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jitavatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • vīṇām -
  • vīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse vacobhirnijair
  • Line 2: “gatyā mandira eva viśvagamanaṃ haṃsaṃ jigāyācirāt
  • gatyā* -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mandira* -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśvagam -
  • viśvaga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • haṃsam -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jigāyā -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    ji (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • acirāt -
  • acirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative 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 7662 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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