Sanskrit quote nr. 7941 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतास् ता मलयोपकण्ठसरितामेणाक्षि रोधोभुवश् ।
चापाभ्यासनिकेतनं भगवतः प्रेयो मनोजन्मनः ॥etās tā malayopakaṇṭhasaritāmeṇākṣi rodhobhuvaś |
cāpābhyāsaniketanaṃ bhagavataḥ preyo manojanmanaḥ ||
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.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Mala (malā, मला): defined in 29 categories.
Malaya (मलय, malayā, मलया): defined in 19 categories.
Upakantha (upakaṇṭha, उपकण्ठ): defined in 7 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sarita (saritā, सरिता): defined in 6 categories.
Enakshi (enaksi, eṇākṣī, एणाक्षी): defined in 2 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Niketana (निकेतन): defined in 7 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Preyas (प्रेयस्): defined in 4 categories.
Manojanman (मनोजन्मन्): 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: “etās tā malayopakaṇṭhasaritāmeṇākṣi rodhobhuvaś”
- etās -
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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]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- malayo -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]malā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]malayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- upakaṇṭha -
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upakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upakaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saritām -
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sarit (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]saritā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eṇākṣi -
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eṇākṣī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse rodhobhuvaś
- Line 2: “cāpābhyāsaniketanaṃ bhagavataḥ preyo manojanmanaḥ”
- cāpā -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhyāsa -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- niketanam -
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niketana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niketana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhagavataḥ -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhagavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- preyo* -
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preyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]preyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√prā -> preya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prā class 2 verb]√pre -> preya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> preya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
- manojanmanaḥ -
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manojanman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [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 7941 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.