Sanskrit quote nr. 3764 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असितात्मा सुसंनद्धः समाविष्कृतचापलः ।
भुजंगकुटिलस् तस्या भ्रूविक्षेपः खलायते ॥asitātmā susaṃnaddhaḥ samāviṣkṛtacāpalaḥ |
bhujaṃgakuṭilas tasyā bhrūvikṣepaḥ khalāyate ||
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.
Asita (असित): defined in 15 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Ishkrita (iskrta, iṣkṛta, इष्कृत): defined in 1 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Bhruvikshepa (bhruviksepa, bhrūvikṣepa, भ्रूविक्षेप): defined in 2 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry)
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: “asitātmā susaṃnaddhaḥ samāviṣkṛtacāpalaḥ”
- asitāt -
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asita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]asita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃnaddhaḥ -
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saṃnaddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samāvi -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣkṛta -
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iṣkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laḥ -
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las (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]las (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhujaṃgakuṭilas tasyā bhrūvikṣepaḥ khalāyate”
- bhujaṅga -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṭilas -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasyā* -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhrūvikṣepaḥ -
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bhrūvikṣepa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalāya -
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khala (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 3764 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.