Sanskrit quote nr. 7776 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एणीशाबविलोचनाभिरलसश्रोणीभरप्रौढि भिर् ।
वेणीभूतरसक्रमाभिरभितः श्रेणीकृताभिर्वृतः ॥eṇīśābavilocanābhiralasaśroṇībharaprauḍhi bhir |
veṇībhūtarasakramābhirabhitaḥ śreṇīkṛtābhirvṛtaḥ ||
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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.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश, īśā, ईशा): defined in 14 categories.
Ish (is, īś, ईश्): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Abhi (अभि): defined in 5 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Shroni (sroni, śroṇi, श्रोणि, śroṇī, श्रोणी): defined in 8 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Venibhuta (veṇībhūta, वेणीभूत): defined in 1 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Shrenikrita (srenikrta, śreṇīkṛtā, श्रेणीकृता): defined in 2 categories.
Vrit (vrt, vṛt, वृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “eṇīśābavilocanābhiralasaśroṇībharaprauḍhi bhir”
- eṇī -
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eṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īśā -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]īśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]īś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ab -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avilo -
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- canā -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhir -
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abhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alasa -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śroṇī -
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śroṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śroṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhara -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prauḍhi -
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prauḍhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse bhir
- Line 2: “veṇībhūtarasakramābhirabhitaḥ śreṇīkṛtābhirvṛtaḥ”
- veṇībhūta -
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veṇībhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]veṇībhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kramā -
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krama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhir -
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abhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhitaḥ -
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abhitaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śreṇīkṛtābhir -
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śreṇīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- vṛtaḥ -
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vṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
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 7776 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.