Sanskrit quote nr. 2680 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयःपिण्ड इवोत्तप्ते खलानां हृदये क्षणात् ।
पतिता अपि नेक्ष्यन्ते गुणास्तोयकना इव ॥ayaḥpiṇḍa ivottapte khalānāṃ hṛdaye kṣaṇāt |
patitā api nekṣyante guṇāstoyakanā iva ||
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.
Ayahpinda (ayaḥpiṇḍa, अयःपिण्ड): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Uttapta (उत्तप्त, uttaptā, उत्तप्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Khala (खल, khalā, खला): defined in 13 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Kshanat (ksanat, kṣaṇāt, क्षणात्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Patita (पतित, patitā, पतिता): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Kana (कन, kanā, कना): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “ayaḥpiṇḍa ivottapte khalānāṃ hṛdaye kṣaṇāt”
- ayaḥpiṇḍa* -
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ayaḥpiṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uttapte -
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uttapta (noun, masculine)[locative single]uttapta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uttaptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- khalānām -
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khala (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]khalā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣaṇāt -
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kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “patitā api nekṣyante guṇāstoyakanā iva”
- patitā* -
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patita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]patitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nekṣyante -
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√nij (verb class 2)[future middle third plural]√nij (verb class 3)[future middle third plural]
- guṇās -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- toya -
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toya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kanā* -
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kana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 2680 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.