Sanskrit quote nr. 2265 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभित्तावुत्थिते चित्रे दृश्यते भित्तिरातता ।
अहो विचित्रा मायेयं भग्नं तुण्डं शिलाप्लुता ॥abhittāvutthite citre dṛśyate bhittirātatā |
aho vicitrā māyeyaṃ bhagnaṃ tuṇḍaṃ śilāplutā ||
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.
Abhitti (अभित्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Utthita (उत्थित, utthitā, उत्थिता): defined in 10 categories.
Utthiti (उत्थिति): defined in 2 categories.
Citra (चित्र, citrā, चित्रा): defined in 26 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Bhitti (भित्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Atata (ātatā, आतता): defined in 8 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र, vicitrā, विचित्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Mayeya (māyeya, मायेय): defined in 1 categories.
Bhagna (भग्न): defined in 13 categories.
Tunda (tuṇḍa, तुण्ड): defined in 12 categories.
Shila (sila, śila, शिल, śilā, शिला): defined in 23 categories.
Apluta (āplutā, आप्लुता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Prakrit, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali
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: “abhittāvutthite citre dṛśyate bhittirātatā”
- abhittāvu -
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abhitti (noun, feminine)[locative single]abhitti (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- utthite -
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utthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]utthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]utthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]utthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- citre -
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citra (noun, masculine)[locative single]citra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- bhittir -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātatā -
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ātatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aho vicitrā māyeyaṃ bhagnaṃ tuṇḍaṃ śilāplutā”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- vicitrā* -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māyeyam -
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māyeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māyeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]māyeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mā (verb class 4)[optative active first single]
- bhagnam -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhagna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhagnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tuṇḍam -
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tuṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tuṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śilā -
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śila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- āplutā -
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āplutā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 2265 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.