Sanskrit quote nr. 8343 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कटाक्षैराक्षिप्तः प्रियसखि रहः केलिभवने ।
वने पुष्पव्याजात् कुचयुगमिदं चापि वलितम् ॥kaṭākṣairākṣiptaḥ priyasakhi rahaḥ kelibhavane |
vane puṣpavyājāt kucayugamidaṃ cāpi valitam ||
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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.
Kataksha (kataksa, kaṭākṣa, कटाक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Akshipta (aksipta, ākṣipta, आक्षिप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Priyasakhi (priyasakhī, प्रियसखी): defined in 2 categories.
Rahah (rahaḥ, रहः): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Keli (kelī, केली): defined in 11 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 27 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Valita (वलित): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “kaṭākṣairākṣiptaḥ priyasakhi rahaḥ kelibhavane”
- kaṭākṣair -
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kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ākṣiptaḥ -
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ākṣipta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyasakhi -
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priyasakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- rahaḥ -
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rahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- keli -
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keli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kelī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhavane -
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bhavana (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “vane puṣpavyājāt kucayugamidaṃ cāpi valitam”
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyājāt -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- valitam -
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valita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]valita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]valitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √val]√val -> valitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √val]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √val class 1 verb], [accusative single from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [accusative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val], [accusative single from √val]
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 8343 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.