Sanskrit quote nr. 1962 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपसर सखे दूरादस्मात् कटाक्षविषानलात् ।
प्रकृतिविषमाद् योषित्सर्पाद् विलासफणाभृतः ॥apasara sakhe dūrādasmāt kaṭākṣaviṣānalāt |
prakṛtiviṣamād yoṣitsarpād vilāsaphaṇābhṛtaḥ ||
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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.
Apasara (अपसर): defined in 2 categories.
Durat (dūrāt, दूरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kataksha (kataksa, kaṭākṣa, कटाक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Vishanala (visanala, viṣānala, विषानल): defined in 2 categories.
Prakritivishama (prakrtivisama, prakṛtiviṣama, प्रकृतिविषम): defined in 1 categories.
Yoshitsarpa (yositsarpa, yoṣitsarpā, योषित्सर्पा): defined in 1 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Phanabhrit (phanabhrt, phaṇābhṛt, फणाभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history
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: “apasara sakhe dūrādasmāt kaṭākṣaviṣānalāt”
- apasara -
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apasara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sakhe -
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sakha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sakhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dūrād -
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dūrāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- asmāt -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- kaṭākṣa -
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kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣānalāt -
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viṣānala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “prakṛtiviṣamād yoṣitsarpād vilāsaphaṇābhṛtaḥ”
- prakṛtiviṣamād -
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prakṛtiviṣama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]prakṛtiviṣama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yoṣitsarpā -
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yoṣitsarpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vilāsa -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phaṇābhṛtaḥ -
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phaṇābhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]phaṇābhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 1962 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.