Sanskrit quote nr. 8246 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औत्सुक्येन कृतत्वरा सहभुवा व्यावर्तमाना ह्रिया ।
तैस् तैर्बन्धुवधूजनस्य वचनैर्नीताभिमुख्यं पुनः ॥autsukyena kṛtatvarā sahabhuvā vyāvartamānā hriyā |
tais tairbandhuvadhūjanasya vacanairnītābhimukhyaṃ punaḥ ||
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.
Autsukya (औत्सुक्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kritatvara (krtatvara, kṛtatvarā, कृतत्वरा): defined in 1 categories.
Sahabhu (sahabhū, सहभू): defined in 4 categories.
Vyavarta (vyāvarta, व्यावर्त): defined in 2 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Hri (hrī, ह्री): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Vadhujana (vadhūjana, वधूजन): defined in 2 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत, nītā, नीता): defined in 8 categories.
Abhimukhya (ābhimukhya, आभिमुख्य): defined in 2 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “autsukyena kṛtatvarā sahabhuvā vyāvartamānā hriyā”
- autsukyena -
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autsukya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kṛtatvarā -
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kṛtatvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sahabhuvā* -
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sahabhū (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vyāvartam -
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vyāvarta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ānā* -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hriyā -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tais tairbandhuvadhūjanasya vacanairnītābhimukhyaṃ punaḥ”
- tais -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- bandhu -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vadhūjanasya -
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vadhūjana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vacanair -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vacana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nītā -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- ābhimukhyam -
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ābhimukhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8246 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.