Sanskrit quote nr. 7993 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते संततभृज्यमानचणकामोदप्रधाना मनः ।
कर्ष्यन्त्यूषरसंनिवेशजरठच्छायाः स्थलीग्रामकाः ॥ete saṃtatabhṛjyamānacaṇakāmodapradhānā manaḥ |
karṣyantyūṣarasaṃniveśajaraṭhacchāyāḥ sthalīgrāmakāḥ ||
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.
Santata (सन्तत): defined in 10 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Canaka (caṇaka, चणक, caṇakā, चणका): defined in 9 categories.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद): defined in 12 categories.
Pradhana (pradhāna, प्रधान, pradhānā, प्रधाना): defined in 16 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Karshi (karsi, karṣi, कर्षि): defined in 1 categories.
Karshin (karsin, karṣin, कर्षिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Karshya (karsya, karṣya, कर्ष्य): defined in 7 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Ushara (usara, ūṣara, ऊषर): defined in 13 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Sthali (sthalī, स्थली): defined in 12 categories.
Gramaka (grāmaka, ग्रामक): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy
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 saṃtatabhṛjyamānacaṇakāmodapradhānā manaḥ”
- 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]
- santata -
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santata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛjya -
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√bhṛj -> bhṛjya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛj]√bhṛjj -> bhṛjya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛjj]
- māna -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- caṇakā -
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caṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caṇakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āmoda -
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āmoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmoda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradhānā* -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradhānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “karṣyantyūṣarasaṃniveśajaraṭhacchāyāḥ sthalīgrāmakāḥ”
- karṣya -
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karṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]karṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛṣ -> karṣya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> karṣya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> karṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> karṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> karṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛṣ]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- antyū -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]antī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ūṣara -
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ūṣara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūṣara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃniveśa -
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saṃniveśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ja -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raṭhacch -
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√raṭh -> raṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṭh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṭh class 1 verb]
- śāyāḥ -
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śāya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śāyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
- sthalī -
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sthalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- grāmakāḥ -
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grāmaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 7993 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.