Sanskrit quote nr. 7837 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद्भूषणकौशलं तव तनौ पश्येत् तदा माधवो ।
राधे तत्सविधे हि चेतसिचले चेद् धैर्यमाधास्यति ॥etadbhūṣaṇakauśalaṃ tava tanau paśyet tadā mādhavo |
rādhe tatsavidhe hi cetasicale ced dhairyamādhāsyati ||
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.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Kaushala (kausala, kauśala, कौशल): defined in 10 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Radha (rādha, राध, rādhā, राधा): defined in 14 categories.
Radhi (rādhi, राधि): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Savidha (सविध, savidhā, सविधा): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Cala (चल, calā, चला): defined in 21 categories.
Cali (चलि): defined in 8 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “etadbhūṣaṇakauśalaṃ tava tanau paśyet tadā mādhavo”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhūṣaṇa -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kauśalam -
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kauśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- tanau -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyet -
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√śā (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse mādhavo
- Line 2: “rādhe tatsavidhe hi cetasicale ced dhairyamādhāsyati”
- rādhe -
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rādha (noun, masculine)[locative single]rādha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rādhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- savidhe -
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savidha (noun, masculine)[locative single]savidha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]savidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- cale -
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cala (noun, masculine)[locative single]cala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]calā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhairyam -
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dhairya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dhāsyati -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[future active third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[future active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[future active third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[future active third 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 7837 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.