Sanskrit quote nr. 7771 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एणीगणेषु गुरुगर्वनिमीलिताक्षः ।
किं कृष्णसार खलु खेलसि काननेऽस्मिन् ॥eṇīgaṇeṣu gurugarvanimīlitākṣaḥ |
kiṃ kṛṣṇasāra khalu khelasi kānane'smin ||
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.
Eni (eṇī, एणी): defined in 7 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Nimilitaksha (nimilitaksa, nimīlitākṣa, निमीलिताक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Krishnasara (krsnasara, kṛṣṇasāra, कृष्णसार): defined in 8 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Kanana (kānana, कानन): defined in 10 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “eṇīgaṇeṣu gurugarvanimīlitākṣaḥ”
- eṇī -
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eṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- gaṇeṣu -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- garva -
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garva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√garv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nimīlitākṣaḥ -
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nimīlitākṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ kṛṣṇasāra khalu khelasi kānane'smin”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛṣṇasāra -
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kṛṣṇasāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇasāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- khelasi -
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√khel (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- kānane' -
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kānana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative 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 7771 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.