Sanskrit quote nr. 1583 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तः कुटिलतां बिभ्रच् छङ्खः स खलु निष्ठुरः ।
हुंकरोति यदा ध्मातस् तदैव बहु गण्यताम् ॥antaḥ kuṭilatāṃ bibhrac chaṅkhaḥ sa khalu niṣṭhuraḥ |
huṃkaroti yadā dhmātas tadaiva bahu gaṇyatām ||
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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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Kutilata (kuṭilatā, कुटिलता): defined in 3 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Nishthura (nisthura, niṣṭhura, निष्ठुर): defined in 7 categories.
Hum (हुम्): defined in 10 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhmatri (dhmatr, dhmātṛ, ध्मातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Dhmata (dhmāta, ध्मात): defined in 2 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “antaḥ kuṭilatāṃ bibhrac chaṅkhaḥ sa khalu niṣṭhuraḥ”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuṭilatām -
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kuṭilatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bibhrac -
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- Cannot analyse chaṅkhaḥ*sa
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niṣṭhuraḥ -
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niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “huṃkaroti yadā dhmātas tadaiva bahu gaṇyatām”
- huṅ -
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hum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- dhmātas -
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dhmātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dhmāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhmā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- tadai -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṇyatām -
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√gaṇ (verb class 10)[imperative passive third 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 1583 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.