Sanskrit quote nr. 377 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजन्यकम्पाः शूरा ये नित्यमप्यपराङ्मुखाः ।
दर्शयन्त्यपरागेण परेभ्यश्चित्ररूपवत् ॥ajanyakampāḥ śūrā ye nityamapyaparāṅmukhāḥ |
darśayantyaparāgeṇa parebhyaścitrarūpavat ||
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.
Ajanya (अजन्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kampa (कम्प): defined in 17 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Aparanmukha (aparāṅmukha, अपराङ्मुख, aparāṅmukhā, अपराङ्मुखा): defined in 1 categories.
Darshayat (darsayat, darśayat, दर्शयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Aparaga (aparāga, अपराग): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Rupavat (rūpavat, रूपवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “ajanyakampāḥ śūrā ye nityamapyaparāṅmukhāḥ”
- ajanya -
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ajanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ajanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kampāḥ -
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kampa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śūrā* -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aparāṅmukhāḥ -
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aparāṅmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aparāṅmukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “darśayantyaparāgeṇa parebhyaścitrarūpavat”
- darśayantya -
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√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √dṛś], [adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dṛś], [nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative dual from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative dual from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś], [vocative single from √dṛś]√dṛś (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- aparāgeṇa -
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aparāga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- parebhyaś -
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para (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]para (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- citra -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpavat -
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rūpavat (noun, masculine)[compound]rūpavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative 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 377 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.