Sanskrit quote nr. 7688 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकेनोद्धृत्य खङ्गं हृदि पतितमिषुं पाणिनैकेन भञ्जन् ।
भ्रूभेदालंकृतास्यः सरभसनयनः स्पष्टदष्टाधरोष्ठः ॥ekenoddhṛtya khaṅgaṃ hṛdi patitamiṣuṃ pāṇinaikena bhañjan |
bhrūbhedālaṃkṛtāsyaḥ sarabhasanayanaḥ spaṣṭadaṣṭādharoṣṭhaḥ ||
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.
Uddhritya (uddhrtya, uddhṛtya, उद्धृत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Kham (खम्): defined in 3 categories.
Khanj (khañj, खञ्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 13 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Ishu (isu, iṣu, इषु): defined in 11 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Panina (pāṇina, पाणिन): defined in 2 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Bhrubheda (bhrūbheda, भ्रूभेद): defined in 1 categories.
Alankrita (alankrta, alaṅkṛta, अलङ्कृत, alaṅkṛtā, अलङ्कृता): defined in 7 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Sarabhasa (सरभस): defined in 2 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 categories.
Spashta (spasta, spaṣṭa, स्पष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Dashta (dasta, daṣṭa, दष्ट, daṣṭā, दष्टा): defined in 8 categories.
Adharoshtha (adharostha, adharoṣṭha, अधरोष्ठ): defined in 5 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), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Gitashastra (science of music), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali
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: “ekenoddhṛtya khaṅgaṃ hṛdi patitamiṣuṃ pāṇinaikena bhañjan”
- ekeno -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- uddhṛtya -
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uddhṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- khaṅ -
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kham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khañj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]khañj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gam -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- iṣum -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pāṇinai -
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pāṇina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṇi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāṇin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāṇin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aikena -
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aika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse bhañjan
- Line 2: “bhrūbhedālaṃkṛtāsyaḥ sarabhasanayanaḥ spaṣṭadaṣṭādharoṣṭhaḥ”
- bhrūbhedā -
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bhrūbheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- alaṅkṛtā -
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alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyaḥ -
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asī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active second single]
- sarabhasa -
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sarabhasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarabhasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayanaḥ -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- spaṣṭa -
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spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
- daṣṭā -
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daṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adharoṣṭhaḥ -
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adharoṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7688 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.