Sanskrit quote nr. 8065 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं वशीकृतस्वात्मा नित्यं स्मितमुखो भवेत् ।
त्यजेद् भ्रकुटिसंकोचं पूर्वाभाषी जगत्सुहृत् ॥evaṃ vaśīkṛtasvātmā nityaṃ smitamukho bhavet |
tyajed bhrakuṭisaṃkocaṃ pūrvābhāṣī jagatsuhṛt ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Vashikrita (vasikrta, vaśīkṛta, वशीकृत): defined in 3 categories.
Svatman (svātman, स्वात्मन्): defined in 5 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Smitamukha (स्मितमुख): defined in 2 categories.
Bhrakuti (bhrakuṭī, भ्रकुटी): defined in 2 categories.
Purva (pūrvā, पूर्वा): defined in 13 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “evaṃ vaśīkṛtasvātmā nityaṃ smitamukho bhavet”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vaśīkṛta -
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vaśīkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaśīkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svātmā -
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svātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- smitamukho* -
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smitamukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “tyajed bhrakuṭisaṃkocaṃ pūrvābhāṣī jagatsuhṛt”
- tyajed -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- bhrakuṭi -
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bhrakuṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhrakuṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- saṅkocam -
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saṅkoca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅkoca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūrvā -
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pūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhāṣī -
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bhāṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagatsu -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- hṛt -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 8065 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.