Sanskrit quote nr. 7991 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतेषामनुकूलो ।
दक्षिणधृष्टौ शठश्चेति ॥

eteṣāmanukūlo |
dakṣiṇadhṛṣṭau śaṭhaśceti ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 17 categories.
Dhrishta (dhrsta, dhṛṣṭa, धृष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Dhrishti (dhrsti, dhṛṣṭi, धृष्टि): defined in 3 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali

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: “eteṣāmanukūlo
  • eteṣām -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lo -
  • lo (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • Line 2: “dakṣiṇadhṛṣṭau śaṭhaśceti
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhṛṣṭau -
  • dhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dhṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śaṭhaś -
  • śaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7991 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.

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