Sanskrit quote nr. 7902 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एताःस्थानपरिग्रहेण शिवयोरत्यन्तकान्तश्रियः ।
प्रालेयाचलमेखलावनभुवः पुष्णन्ति नेत्रोत्सवम् ॥etāḥsthānaparigraheṇa śivayoratyantakāntaśriyaḥ |
prāleyācalamekhalāvanabhuvaḥ puṣṇanti netrotsavam ||
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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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Sthana (sthāna, स्थान): defined in 22 categories.
Parigraha (परिग्रह): defined in 11 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Praleya (prāleya, प्रालेय): defined in 4 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Lava (lāva, लाव): defined in 16 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Netrotsava (नेत्रोत्सव): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Jain philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “etāḥsthānaparigraheṇa śivayoratyantakāntaśriyaḥ”
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- sthāna -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parigraheṇa -
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parigraha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śivayor -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śiva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śivā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “prāleyācalamekhalāvanabhuvaḥ puṣṇanti netrotsavam”
- prāleyā -
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prāleya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāleya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- acalam -
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acala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ekha -
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√ikh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lāva -
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lāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvaḥ -
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bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- puṣṇanti -
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√puṣ -> puṣṇat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]√puṣ (verb class 9)[present active third plural]
- netrotsavam -
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netrotsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 7902 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.