Sanskrit quote nr. 3364 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविभ्रमालोकनदुर्भगाणि ।
प्रव्यक्तवक्त्रस्तनमण्डलानि ॥avibhramālokanadurbhagāṇi |
pravyaktavaktrastanamaṇḍalāni ||
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.
Avibhrama (अविभ्रम, avibhramā, अविभ्रमा): defined in 1 categories.
Alokana (ālokana, आलोकन): defined in 4 categories.
Durbhaga (दुर्भग): defined in 8 categories.
Pravyakta (प्रव्यक्त): defined in 2 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (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: “avibhramālokanadurbhagāṇi”
- avibhramā -
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avibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avibhrama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avibhramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ālokana -
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ālokana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālokana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durbhagāṇi -
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durbhaga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “pravyaktavaktrastanamaṇḍalāni”
- pravyakta -
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pravyakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pravyakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktras -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanam -
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tana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lāni -
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√lā (verb class 2)[imperative active first 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 3364 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.