Sanskrit quote nr. 9274 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कां तपस्वी गतोऽवस्थाम् इति स्मेराविव स्तनौ ।
वन्दे गौरीघनाश्लेषभवभूतिसिताननौ ॥kāṃ tapasvī gato'vasthām iti smerāviva stanau |
vande gaurīghanāśleṣabhavabhūtisitānanau ||
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.
Kam (kām, काम्): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Tapasvin (तपस्विन्): defined in 13 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Avastha (avasthā, अवस्था): defined in 12 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Smera (स्मेर): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Vanda (वन्द, vandā, वन्दा): defined in 5 categories.
Gauri (gaurī, गौरी): defined in 18 categories.
Ghana (घन, ghanā, घना): defined in 22 categories.
Ashlesha (aslesa, āśleṣa, आश्लेष): defined in 10 categories.
Sitanana (sitānana, सितानन): defined in 1 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: “kāṃ tapasvī gato'vasthām iti smerāviva stanau”
- kām -
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kām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tapasvī -
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tapasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gato' -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avasthām -
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avasthā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- smerāvi -
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smera (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- stanau -
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stana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vande gaurīghanāśleṣabhavabhūtisitānanau”
- vande -
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vanda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vanda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vandā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vand (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- gaurī -
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gaurī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ghanā -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ghanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśleṣa -
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āśleṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavabhūti -
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bhavabhūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhavabhūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sitānanau -
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sitānana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 9274 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.