Sanskrit quote nr. 3834 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तव्यस्तसमीरकम्पिततया दृष्टेस्तिरस्कारिणीं ।
हस्तेनालकवल्लरीमकुटिलामानीय कर्णान्तिकम् ॥astavyastasamīrakampitatayā dṛṣṭestiraskāriṇīṃ |
hastenālakavallarīmakuṭilāmānīya karṇāntikam ||
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.
Astavyasta (अस्तव्यस्त): defined in 4 categories.
Samira (samīra, समीर): defined in 9 categories.
Kampita (कम्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Tiraskarini (tiraskāriṇī, तिरस्कारिणी): defined in 2 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Vallari (vallarī, वल्लरी): defined in 8 categories.
Kutila (kuṭilā, कुटिला): defined in 15 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Tika (तिक): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “astavyastasamīrakampitatayā dṛṣṭestiraskāriṇīṃ”
- astavyasta -
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astavyasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]astavyasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samīra -
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samīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kampita -
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kampita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kampita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dṛṣṭes -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tiraskāriṇīm -
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tiraskāriṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “hastenālakavallarīmakuṭilāmānīya karṇāntikam”
- hastenā -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hasta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- alaka -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vallarīm -
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vallarī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṭilām -
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kuṭilā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ānī -
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āni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- karṇān -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tikam -
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tika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 3834 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.