Sanskrit quote nr. 9259 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्यानिमेषवितते नयने दिवौको- ।
लोकादृते जगति ते अपि वै गृहीत्वा ॥kasyānimeṣavitate nayane divauko- |
lokādṛte jagati te api vai gṛhītvā ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Animesha (animesa, animeṣa, अनिमेष): defined in 4 categories.
Vitata (वितत, vitatā, वितता): defined in 13 categories.
Vitati (वितति): defined in 2 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divi (दिवि): defined in 7 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Grihitva (grhitva, gṛhītvā, गृहीत्वा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Hinduism, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (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: “kasyānimeṣavitate nayane divauko-”
- kasyā -
-
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- animeṣa -
-
animeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]animeṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vitate -
-
vitata (noun, masculine)[locative single]vitata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vitatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vitati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nayane -
-
nayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- divau -
-
div (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]divi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ko -
-
ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “lokādṛte jagati te api vai gṛhītvā”
- lokād -
-
loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛte -
-
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- jagati -
-
jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- te -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vai -
-
√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- gṛhītvā -
-
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
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 9259 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.