Sanskrit quote nr. 7884 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्याः स्तनपद्मकोरकयुगं यस्याननेन्दोः सित- ।
ज्योत्स्नाभिर्न भजत्यदो मृगदृशः शङ्के विकासं पुनः ॥etasyāḥ stanapadmakorakayugaṃ yasyānanendoḥ sita- |
jyotsnābhirna bhajatyado mṛgadṛśaḥ śaṅke vikāsaṃ punaḥ ||
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.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Padmaka (पद्मक): defined in 10 categories.
Raka (रक): defined in 5 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Jyotsna (jyotsnā, ज्योत्स्ना): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Mrigadrish (mrgadrs, mṛgadṛś, मृगदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅka, शङ्क, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Vikasa (vikāsa, विकास): defined in 9 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “etasyāḥ stanapadmakorakayugaṃ yasyānanendoḥ sita-”
- etasyāḥ -
-
eṣā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- stana -
-
stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- padmako -
-
padmaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raka -
-
raka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugam -
-
yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yasyān -
-
yasya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ane -
-
anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- indoḥ -
-
indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sita -
-
sita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “jyotsnābhirna bhajatyado mṛgadṛśaḥ śaṅke vikāsaṃ punaḥ”
- jyotsnābhir -
-
jyotsnā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- na -
-
na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhajatya -
-
√bhaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ado* -
-
ada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dṝ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- mṛgadṛśaḥ -
-
mṛgadṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mṛgadṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śaṅke -
-
śaṅka (noun, masculine)[locative single]śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śaṅk (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vikāsam -
-
vikāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
-
pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 7884 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.