Sanskrit quote nr. 8152 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा भविष्यति विनिद्रसरोरुहाक्षी ।
कामस्य कापि दयिता तनुजानुजा वा ॥eṣā bhaviṣyati vinidrasaroruhākṣī |
kāmasya kāpi dayitā tanujānujā vā ||
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.
Bhavishyat (bhavisyat, bhaviṣyat, भविष्यत्): defined in 5 categories.
Vinidra (विनिद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Saroruhakshi (saroruhaksi, saroruhākṣī, सरोरुहाक्षी): defined in 1 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Kapi (kāpī, कापी): defined in 11 categories.
Dayita (dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Tanuja (तनुज, tanujā, तनुजा): defined in 6 categories.
Anuja (अनुज, anujā, अनुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism
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 bhaviṣyati vinidrasaroruhākṣī”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- vinidra -
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vinidra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinidra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saroruhākṣī -
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saroruhākṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāmasya kāpi dayitā tanujānujā vā”
- kāmasya -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāpi -
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kāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dayitā -
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dayitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√day (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tanujā -
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tanuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tanujā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anujā* -
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anuja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anujā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 8152 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.