Sanskrit quote nr. 7882 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्यां रतिवल्लभक्षितिपतेः क्रीडासरस्यां शनैः ।
संशोषं नयतीह शैशववधूस् तारुण्यतिग्मद्युतिः ॥etasyāṃ rativallabhakṣitipateḥ krīḍāsarasyāṃ śanaiḥ |
saṃśoṣaṃ nayatīha śaiśavavadhūs tāruṇyatigmadyutiḥ ||
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.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 categories.
Kshitipati (ksitipati, kṣitipati, क्षितिपति): defined in 2 categories.
Kridasaras (krīḍāsaras, क्रीडासरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Samshosha (samsosa, saṃśoṣa, संशोष): defined in 2 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Shaishava (saisava, śaiśava, शैशव): defined in 5 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Tarunya (tāruṇya, तारुण्य): defined in 4 categories.
Tigmadyuti (तिग्मद्युति): defined in 1 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: “etasyāṃ rativallabhakṣitipateḥ krīḍāsarasyāṃ śanaiḥ”
- etasyām -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vallabha -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vallabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣitipateḥ -
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kṣitipati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- krīḍāsarasyā -
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krīḍāsaras (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- Line 2: “saṃśoṣaṃ nayatīha śaiśavavadhūs tāruṇyatigmadyutiḥ”
- saṃśoṣam -
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saṃśoṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nayatī -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śaiśava -
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śaiśava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaiśava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhūs -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]vadhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- tāruṇya -
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tāruṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tigmadyutiḥ -
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tigmadyuti (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 7882 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.