Sanskrit quote nr. 7871 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्मिन् विजने वनेऽतनुतरुच्छन्नावकाशे सुखं ।
तिष्ठामीति तव द्विषामधिपतिर्यावद् विधत्ते मतिम् ॥etasmin vijane vane'tanutarucchannāvakāśe sukhaṃ |
tiṣṭhāmīti tava dviṣāmadhipatiryāvad vidhatte matim ||
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.
Vijana (विजन, vijanā, विजना): defined in 8 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Rud (रुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dvisha (dvisa, dviṣā, द्विषा): defined in 4 categories.
Adhipati (अधिपति): defined in 11 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “etasmin vijane vane'tanutarucchannāvakāśe sukhaṃ”
- etasmin -
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etad (noun, neuter)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vijane -
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vijana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vijana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vijanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vane' -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- atanuta -
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√tan (verb class 8)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- rucch -
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rud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śannāva -
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śanna (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √śad class 6 verb]√śam (verb class 9)[imperative active first dual]
- akāśe -
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√kāś (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tiṣṭhāmīti tava dviṣāmadhipatiryāvad vidhatte matim”
- tiṣṭhāmī -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- dviṣām -
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dviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dviṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- adhipatir -
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adhipati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāvad -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vidhat -
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√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- matim -
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mati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]mati (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 7871 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.