Sanskrit quote nr. 7851 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतल्लोचनमुत्पलभ्रमवशात् पद्मभ्रमादाननं ।
भ्रान्त्या बिम्बफलस्य चाजनि दधद्वामाधरो वेधसा ॥etallocanamutpalabhramavaśāt padmabhramādānanaṃ |
bhrāntyā bimbaphalasya cājani dadhadvāmādharo vedhasā ||
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.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Bhramat (bhramāt, भ्रमात्): defined in 6 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 categories.
Bhranti (bhrānti, भ्रान्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Bimbaphala (बिम्बफल): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 categories.
Dva (dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Adhara (ādhara, आधर): defined in 17 categories.
Vedhas (वेधस्): defined in 3 categories.
Vedhasa (vedhasā, वेधसा): defined in 3 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: “etallocanamutpalabhramavaśāt padmabhramādānanaṃ”
- etal -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- locanam -
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locana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]locana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]locanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- utpala -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utpala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrama -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vaśāt -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- padma -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramād -
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bhramāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ānanam -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhrāntyā bimbaphalasya cājani dadhadvāmādharo vedhasā”
- bhrāntyā* -
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bhrānti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bimbaphalasya -
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bimbaphala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajani -
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ajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 10)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single], [aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- dadha -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dadha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dadh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√dhā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active second plural]√dhā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√dhā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√dhā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√dhe (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- dvām -
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dvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ādharo* -
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ādhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedhasā -
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vedhas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vedhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vedhasā (noun, feminine)[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 7851 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.