Sanskrit quote nr. 8182 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एह्यालिङ्ग त्वरयति मनो दुर्बला वासरश्रीर् ।
आश्लिष्टासि क्षपय रजनीमेकिका चक्रवाकि ॥

ehyāliṅga tvarayati mano durbalā vāsaraśrīr |
āśliṣṭāsi kṣapaya rajanīmekikā cakravāki ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ehi (एहि): defined in 2 categories.
Alinga (āliṅga, आलिङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Ashlishta (aslista, āśliṣṭa, आश्लिष्ट, āśliṣṭā, आश्लिष्टा): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Rajani (rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Ekin (एकिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cakravaki (cakravākī, चक्रवाकी): defined in 3 categories.
Cakravakin (cakravākin, चक्रवाकिन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “ehyāliṅga tvarayati mano durbalā vāsaraśrīr
  • ehyā -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āliṅga -
  • āliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvarayati -
  • tvar -> tvarayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tvar]
    tvar (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • durbalā* -
  • Cannot analyse vāsaraśrīr
  • Line 2: “āśliṣṭāsi kṣapaya rajanīmekikā cakravāki
  • āśliṣṭā -
  • āśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • kṣapaya -
  • kṣap (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rajanīm -
  • rajanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • eki -
  • ekin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ekin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakravāki -
  • cakravākī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cakravākin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cakravākin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8182 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.

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