Sanskrit quote nr. 2995 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थिनां कृपणा दृष्टिस् त्वन्मुखे पतिता सकृत् ।
तदवस्था पुनर्देव नान्यस्य मुखमीक्षते ॥arthināṃ kṛpaṇā dṛṣṭis tvanmukhe patitā sakṛt |
tadavasthā punardeva nānyasya mukhamīkṣate ||
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.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण, kṛpaṇā, कृपणा): defined in 8 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Patita (patitā, पतिता): defined in 15 categories.
Tadavastha (tadavasthā, तदवस्था): defined in 1 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “arthināṃ kṛpaṇā dṛṣṭis tvanmukhe patitā sakṛt”
- arthinām -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- kṛpaṇā* -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭis -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tvan -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- patitā -
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patitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sakṛt -
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sakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sakṛt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tadavasthā punardeva nānyasya mukhamīkṣate”
- tadavasthā -
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tadavasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle 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 2995 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.