Sanskrit quote nr. 3467 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशक्यः सहसा राजन् भावो वेत्तुं परस्य वै ।
अन्तःस्वभावैर्गीतैस्तैर् नैपुण्यं पश्यता भृशम् ॥aśakyaḥ sahasā rājan bhāvo vettuṃ parasya vai |
antaḥsvabhāvairgītaistair naipuṇyaṃ paśyatā bhṛśam ||
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.
Ashakya (asakya, aśakya, अशक्य): defined in 6 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Gita (gīta, गीत): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Naipunya (naipuṇya, नैपुण्य): defined in 6 categories.
Pashyata (pasyata, paśyata, पश्यत, paśyatā, पश्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “aśakyaḥ sahasā rājan bhāvo vettuṃ parasya vai”
- aśakyaḥ -
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aśakya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- bhāvo* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- vettum -
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√vid -> vettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vid]√vid -> vettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vid]
- parasya -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive single]para (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- Line 2: “antaḥsvabhāvairgītaistair naipuṇyaṃ paśyatā bhṛśam”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svabhāvair -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- gītais -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- naipuṇyam -
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naipuṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paśyatā* -
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paśyata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3467 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.