Sanskrit quote nr. 8140 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा का भुक्तमुक्ता प्रचलितनयना स्वेदलग्नाङ्गवस्त्रा ।
प्रत्यूषे याति बाला मृग इव चकिता सर्वतः शङ्कयन्ती ॥eṣā kā bhuktamuktā pracalitanayanā svedalagnāṅgavastrā |
pratyūṣe yāti bālā mṛga iva cakitā sarvataḥ śaṅkayantī ||
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.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ukta (uktā, उक्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Pracalita (प्रचलित): defined in 5 categories.
Nayana (nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Sveda (स्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Lagna (लग्न, lagnā, लग्ना): defined in 9 categories.
Angava (aṅgava, अङ्गव): defined in 1 categories.
Angu (aṅgu, अङ्गु): defined in 2 categories.
Tra (trā, त्रा): defined in 4 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल, bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Cakita (cakitā, चकिता): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅka, शङ्क): defined in 13 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Samkhya (school of 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: “eṣā kā bhuktamuktā pracalitanayanā svedalagnāṅgavastrā”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhuktam -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uktā -
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uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- pracalita -
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pracalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pracalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayanā -
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nayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sveda -
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sveda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sveda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lagnā -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lag class 1 verb]
- aṅgavas -
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aṅgava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]aṅgu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- trā -
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trā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pratyūṣe yāti bālā mṛga iva cakitā sarvataḥ śaṅkayantī”
- pratyū -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ūṣe -
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ūṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ūṣ (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- bālā* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛga* -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cakitā -
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cakitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cak (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaṅka -
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śaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantī -
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yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yanti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
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 8140 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.