Sanskrit quote nr. 7921 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एता याः प्रेक्षसे लक्ष्मीश् छत्त्रचामरचञ्चलाः ।
स्वप्न एष महाबुद्धे दिनानि त्रीणि पञ्च च ॥etā yāḥ prekṣase lakṣmīś chattracāmaracañcalāḥ |
svapna eṣa mahābuddhe dināni trīṇi pañca ca ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Chattra (छत्त्र): defined in 6 categories.
Camara (cāmara, चामर): defined in 19 categories.
Cancala (cañcala, चञ्चल, cañcalā, चञ्चला): defined in 13 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न): defined in 17 categories.
Svapnas (स्वप्नस्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahabuddha (mahābuddha, महाबुद्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Mahabuddhi (mahābuddhi, महाबुद्धि): defined in 4 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 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: “etā yāḥ prekṣase lakṣmīś chattracāmaracañcalāḥ”
- etā* -
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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]
- yāḥ -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣase -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- lakṣmīś -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- chattra -
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chattra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chattra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāmara -
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cāmara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāmara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcalāḥ -
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cañcala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cañcalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “svapna eṣa mahābuddhe dināni trīṇi pañca ca”
- svapna* -
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svapnas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svapnas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svapna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mahābuddhe -
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mahābuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahābuddhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]mahābuddhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dināni -
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dina (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse trīṇi*pa
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 7921 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.