Sanskrit quote nr. 3964 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्य स्निग्धस्य वर्णस्य विपत्तिर्दारुणा कथम् ।
इदं च मुखमाधुर्यं कथं दूषितमग्निना ॥asya snigdhasya varṇasya vipattirdāruṇā katham |
idaṃ ca mukhamādhuryaṃ kathaṃ dūṣitamagninā ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण): defined in 27 categories.
Vipatti (विपत्ति): defined in 8 categories.
Daruna (dāruṇā, दारुणा): defined in 15 categories.
Daru (dāru, दारु): defined in 16 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mukhamadhurya (mukhamādhurya, मुखमाधुर्य): defined in 2 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “asya snigdhasya varṇasya vipattirdāruṇā katham”
- 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]
- snigdhasya -
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snigdha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]snigdha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √snih class 1 verb], [genitive single from √snih class 4 verb]√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √snih class 1 verb], [genitive single from √snih class 4 verb]
- varṇasya -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vipattir -
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vipatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dāruṇā -
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dāruṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dāru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāru (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “idaṃ ca mukhamādhuryaṃ kathaṃ dūṣitamagninā”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mukhamādhuryam -
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mukhamādhurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dūṣitam -
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dūṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √duṣ], [accusative single from √duṣ]
- agninā -
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agni (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 3964 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.