Sanskrit quote nr. 3686 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्याः सत्यसंकाशाः सत्याश्चासत्यरूपिणः ।
दृश्यन्ते विविधा भावास् तस्माद् युक्तं परीक्षणम् ॥asatyāḥ satyasaṃkāśāḥ satyāścāsatyarūpiṇaḥ |
dṛśyante vividhā bhāvās tasmād yuktaṃ parīkṣaṇam ||
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.
Asati (asatī, असती): defined in 5 categories.
Asatya (असत्य, asatyā, असत्या): defined in 9 categories.
Satyasankasha (satyasankasa, satyasaṅkāśa, सत्यसङ्काश, satyasaṅkāśā, सत्यसङ्काशा): defined in 1 categories.
Satya (सत्य, satyā, सत्या): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Vividha (विविध, vividhā, विविधा): defined in 7 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yuktam (युक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Parikshana (pariksana, parīkṣaṇa, परीक्षण): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “asatyāḥ satyasaṃkāśāḥ satyāścāsatyarūpiṇaḥ”
- asatyāḥ -
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asatī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asatya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- satyasaṅkāśāḥ -
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satyasaṅkāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satyasaṅkāśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- satyāś -
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satī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]satya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]sati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asatya -
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asatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]asatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]asat (noun, masculine)[locative single]asat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- arūpiṇaḥ -
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arūpin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]arūpin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “dṛśyante vividhā bhāvās tasmād yuktaṃ parīkṣaṇam”
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- vividhā* -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vividhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhāvās -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- parīkṣaṇam -
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parīkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 3686 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.