Sanskrit quote nr. 7737 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एको बाणः स्फुरति वलितालोकनं कामिनीनां ।
कामस्यान्यो मलयपवनः कामिनां मर्मभेदी ॥eko bāṇaḥ sphurati valitālokanaṃ kāminīnāṃ |
kāmasyānyo malayapavanaḥ kāmināṃ marmabhedī ||
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.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Valita (वलित, valitā, वलिता): defined in 9 categories.
Alokana (ālokana, आलोकन): defined in 4 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Malaya (मलय): defined in 19 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Marmabhedin (मर्मभेदिन्): defined in 1 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), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “eko bāṇaḥ sphurati valitālokanaṃ kāminīnāṃ”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bāṇaḥ -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sphurati -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- valitā -
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valita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]valita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[compound from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[compound from √val]valitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]√val -> valitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]√val (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ālokanam -
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ālokana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālokana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālokanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāminīnām -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “kāmasyānyo malayapavanaḥ kāmināṃ marmabhedī”
- kāmasyā -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- anyo* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- malaya -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- pavanaḥ -
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pavana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāminām -
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kāmin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kāmin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- marmabhedī -
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marmabhedin (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 7737 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.