Sanskrit quote nr. 3535 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्रुतमिव खलजल्पितम् ।
अदृष्टमिव गुरुमुखेन्दुमालिन्यम् ॥aśrutamiva khalajalpitam |
adṛṣṭamiva gurumukhendumālinyam ||
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.
Ashruta (asruta, aśruta, अश्रुत): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Jalpita (जल्पित): defined in 2 categories.
Adrishta (adrsta, adṛṣṭa, अदृष्ट): defined in 14 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Ukha (उख, ukhā, उखा): defined in 4 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (ālin, आलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “aśrutamiva khalajalpitam”
- aśrutam -
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aśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- khala -
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khala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√khal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jalpitam -
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jalpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jalpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jalp -> jalpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jalp class 1 verb]√jalp -> jalpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jalp class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jalp class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “adṛṣṭamiva gurumukhendumālinyam”
- adṛṣṭam -
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adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ukhe -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indum -
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indu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ālinya -
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āli (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ālin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 3535 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.