Sanskrit quote nr. 7785 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् कान्तमिदं कान्तम् इत्यावसथतृष्णया ।
तस्या भ्रमति सर्वाङ्गं मन्ये मूढ इव स्मरः ॥etat kāntamidaṃ kāntam ityāvasathatṛṣṇayā |
tasyā bhramati sarvāṅgaṃ manye mūḍha iva smaraḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sarvanga (sarvāṅga, सर्वाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, India history, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry)
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: “etat kāntamidaṃ kāntam ityāvasathatṛṣṇayā”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- ityāva -
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itya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- asat -
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asat (noun, masculine)[compound]asat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sas (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tṛṣṇayā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tasyā bhramati sarvāṅgaṃ manye mūḍha iva smaraḥ”
- tasyā* -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhramati -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhramat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhram (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sarvāṅgam -
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sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- mūḍha* -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- smaraḥ -
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smara (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 7785 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.