Sanskrit quote nr. 1636 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्भावनिगूधेयं वाक्ते प्रकृतिपेशला ।
विकाराद्यनभिज्ञेया विषदिग्धेव वारुणी ॥antarbhāvanigūdheyaṃ vākte prakṛtipeśalā |
vikārādyanabhijñeyā viṣadigdheva vāruṇī ||
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.
Antarbhava (antarbhāva, अन्तर्भाव): defined in 4 categories.
Nigu (निगु): defined in 2 categories.
Dheya (धेय): defined in 3 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vikara (vikāra, विकार): defined in 17 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhijna (abhijña, अभिज्ञ, abhijñā, अभिज्ञा): defined in 7 categories.
Vishadigdha (visadigdha, viṣadigdha, विषदिग्ध, viṣadigdhā, विषदिग्धा): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Varuni (vāruṇi, वारुणि, vāruṇī, वारुणी): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), 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: “antarbhāvanigūdheyaṃ vākte prakṛtipeśalā”
- antarbhāva -
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antarbhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nigū -
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nigu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nigu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dheyam -
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dheya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dheya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dheyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- te -
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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]
- prakṛti -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- peśalā -
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peśalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vikārādyanabhijñeyā viṣadigdheva vāruṇī”
- vikārād -
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vikāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- abhijñe -
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abhijña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]abhijña (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]abhijñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyā* -
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ī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ī (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√i (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- viṣadigdhe -
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viṣadigdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]viṣadigdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viṣadigdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāruṇī -
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vāruṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāruṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāruṇi (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 1636 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.