Sanskrit quote nr. 8224 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

ओंकारे सत्प्रदीपे मृगय गृहपतिं सूक्ष्ममेकान्तरस्थं ।
संयम्य द्वारवाहं पवनमविरतं नायकं चेन्द्रियाणाम् ॥

oṃkāre satpradīpe mṛgaya gṛhapatiṃ sūkṣmamekāntarasthaṃ |
saṃyamya dvāravāhaṃ pavanamavirataṃ nāyakaṃ cendriyāṇām ||

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.

Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Pradipa (pradīpa, प्रदीप): defined in 8 categories.
Mrigaya (mrgaya, mṛgaya, मृगय): defined in 9 categories.
Grihapati (grhapati, gṛhapati, गृहपति): defined in 7 categories.
Sukshmam (suksmam, sūkṣmam, सूक्ष्मम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sukshma (suksma, sūkṣma, सूक्ष्म): defined in 16 categories.
Ekantara (ekāntara, एकान्तर): defined in 4 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Samyamya (saṃyamya, संयम्य): defined in 1 categories.
Dvara (dvāra, द्वार): defined in 15 categories.
Vaha (vāha, वाह): defined in 13 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Aviratam (अविरतम्): defined in 2 categories.
Avirata (अविरत): defined in 6 categories.
Nayaka (nāyaka, नायक): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय, indriyā, इन्द्रिया): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Nyaya (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: “oṃkāre satpradīpe mṛgaya gṛhapatiṃ sūkṣmamekāntarasthaṃ
  • oṅkāre -
  • oṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    oṅkārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pradīpe -
  • pradīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mṛgaya -
  • mṛgaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhapatim -
  • gṛhapati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sūkṣmam -
  • sūkṣmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekāntaras -
  • ekāntara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃyamya dvāravāhaṃ pavanamavirataṃ nāyakaṃ cendriyāṇām
  • saṃyamya -
  • saṃyamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃyamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvāra -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāham -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pavanam -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aviratam -
  • aviratam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avirata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avirata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aviratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāyakam -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indriyāṇām -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

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 8224 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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