Sanskrit quote nr. 7845 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतन्नरेन्द्रवृषभ क्षपया व्रजन्त्या ।
संरोपणार्थमिव गोपितमम्बुजेषु ॥etannarendravṛṣabha kṣapayā vrajantyā |
saṃropaṇārthamiva gopitamambujeṣu ||
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.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Vrishabha (vrsabha, vṛṣabha, वृषभ): defined in 17 categories.
Kshapa (ksapa, kṣapā, क्षपा): defined in 4 categories.
Samropana (saṃropaṇa, संरोपण, saṃropaṇā, संरोपणा): defined in 1 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Gopita (गोपित): defined in 5 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “etannarendravṛṣabha kṣapayā vrajantyā”
- etan -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- narendra -
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narendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛṣabha -
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vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vṛṣabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣapayā -
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kṣapā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- vrajantyā -
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√vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √vraj class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “saṃropaṇārthamiva gopitamambujeṣu”
- saṃropaṇā -
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saṃropaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃropaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saṃropaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gopitam -
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gopita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gopita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gopitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ambujeṣu -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ambuja (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
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 7845 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.