Sanskrit quote nr. 8087 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं स्थापय सुभ्रु बाहुलतिकामेवं कुरु स्थानकं ।
नात्युच्चैर्नम कुञ्चयाग्रचरणौ मां पश्य तावत् क्षणम् ॥evaṃ sthāpaya subhru bāhulatikāmevaṃ kuru sthānakaṃ |
nātyuccairnama kuñcayāgracaraṇau māṃ paśya tāvat kṣaṇam ||
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.
Subhru (सुभ्रु, subhrū, सुभ्रू): defined in 4 categories.
Bahulatika (bāhulatikā, बाहुलतिका): defined in 1 categories.
Sthanaka (sthānaka, स्थानक): defined in 8 categories.
Natyucca (nātyucca, नात्युच्च): defined in 1 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Carani (caraṇi, चरणि): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 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, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 sthāpaya subhru bāhulatikāmevaṃ kuru sthānakaṃ”
- 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]
- sthāpaya -
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√sthā (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- subhru -
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subhru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]subhru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]subhru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]subhrū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]subhrū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]subhrū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bāhulatikām -
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bāhulatikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- 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]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- sthānakam -
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sthānaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthānaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nātyuccairnama kuñcayāgracaraṇau māṃ paśya tāvat kṣaṇam”
- nātyuccair -
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nātyucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nātyucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nama -
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nama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√nam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuñcayā -
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√kuc (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caraṇau -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]caraṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]caraṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- tāvat -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 8087 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.