Sanskrit quote nr. 3861 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्त्यप्रतिसमाधेयं स्तनद्वन्द्वस्य दूषणम् ।
स्फुटतां कञ्चुकानां यन् नायात्यावरणीयताम् ॥astyapratisamādheyaṃ stanadvandvasya dūṣaṇam |
sphuṭatāṃ kañcukānāṃ yan nāyātyāvaraṇīyatām ||
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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.
Astya (अस्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Adheya (ādheya, आधेय): defined in 6 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Andu (अन्दु, andū, अन्दू): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dushana (dusana, dūṣaṇa, दूषण): defined in 10 categories.
Sphutata (sphuṭatā, स्फुटता): defined in 1 categories.
Sphutat (sphuṭat, स्फुटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kancuka (kañcuka, कञ्चुक): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Naya (nāya, नाय): defined in 16 categories.
Yava (yāva, याव): defined in 20 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Arani (araṇi, अरणि, araṇī, अरणी): defined in 14 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jain philosophy
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: “astyapratisamādheyaṃ stanadvandvasya dūṣaṇam”
- astya -
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astya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratisamā -
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pratisama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratisama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratisamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādheyam -
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ādheya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādheya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādheyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- stanad -
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√stan -> stanat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √stan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √stan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stan class 1 verb]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- andva -
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andu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]andū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dūṣaṇam -
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dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sphuṭatāṃ kañcukānāṃ yan nāyātyāvaraṇīyatām”
- sphuṭatām -
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sphuṭatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]√sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]√sphuṭ (verb class 6)[imperative active third dual]
- kañcukānām -
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kañcuka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kañcuka (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāyāt -
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nāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yāva -
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yāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]yāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yu (noun, feminine)[locative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- araṇī -
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araṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]araṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]araṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iyatām -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]iyat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]iyatā (noun, feminine)[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 3861 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.