Sanskrit quote nr. 7951 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते चांशकलाः पुंसः कृष्णस्तु भगवान् स्वयम् ।
इन्द्रारिव्याकुलं लोकं मृडयन्ति युगे युगे ॥ete cāṃśakalāḥ puṃsaḥ kṛṣṇastu bhagavān svayam |
indrārivyākulaṃ lokaṃ mṛḍayanti yuge yuge ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shakala (sakala, śakala, शकल): defined in 14 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Vyakulam (vyākulam, व्याकुलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyakula (vyākula, व्याकुल): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Mridayat (mrdayat, mṛḍayat, मृडयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 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: “ete cāṃśakalāḥ puṃsaḥ kṛṣṇastu bhagavān svayam”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- cāṃ -
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cā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śakalāḥ -
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śakala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- puṃsaḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṛṣṇas -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “indrārivyākulaṃ lokaṃ mṛḍayanti yuge yuge”
- indrāri -
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indrāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyākulam -
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vyākulam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vyākula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyākula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyākulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lokam -
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loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mṛḍayanti -
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mṛḍayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mṛḍ -> mṛḍayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √mṛḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛḍ class 10 verb]√mṛḍ -> mṛḍayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √mṛḍ class 10 verb]√mṛḍ (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- yuge -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yuge -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 7951 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.