Sanskrit quote nr. 8156 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एषा व्रजन्ती ललितं स्मयन्ती ।
सखीजनैः सार्धमतिप्रगल्भा ॥eṣā vrajantī lalitaṃ smayantī |
sakhījanaiḥ sārdhamatipragalbhā ||
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.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Lalitam (ललितम्): defined in 2 categories.
Lalita (ललित): defined in 17 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Sakhijana (sakhījana, सखीजन): defined in 2 categories.
Sardham (sārdham, सार्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Pragalbha (pragalbhā, प्रगल्भा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals)
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 vrajantī lalitaṃ smayantī”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vrajantī -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
- lalitam -
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lalitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal]√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal], [accusative single from √lal]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- 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]
- Line 2: “sakhījanaiḥ sārdhamatipragalbhā”
- sakhījanaiḥ -
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sakhījana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pragalbhā -
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pragalbhā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 8156 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.