Sanskrit quote nr. 4122 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो अनौचितीयं ते हृदि शुद्धेऽप्यशुद्धवत् ।
अङ्कः खलैरिवाकल्पि नखैस्तीक्ष्णमुखैर्मम ॥aho anaucitīyaṃ te hṛdi śuddhe'pyaśuddhavat |
aṅkaḥ khalairivākalpi nakhaistīkṣṇamukhairmama ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Anauciti (anaucitī, अनौचिती): defined in 1 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध, śuddhā, शुद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Shuddhi (suddhi, śuddhi, शुद्धि): defined in 11 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Shuddhavat (suddhavat, śuddhavat, शुद्धवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Ankas (aṅkas, अङ्कस्): defined in 1 categories.
Khala (खल, khalā, खला): defined in 13 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Kalpin (कल्पिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Tikshna (tiksna, tīkṣṇa, तीक्ष्ण): defined in 15 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “aho anaucitīyaṃ te hṛdi śuddhe'pyaśuddhavat”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- anaucitī -
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anaucitī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śuddhe' -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śuddhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śudh class 4 verb]
- apya -
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apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuddhavat -
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śuddhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]śuddhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śudh -> śuddhavat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- Line 2: “aṅkaḥ khalairivākalpi nakhaistīkṣṇamukhairmama”
- aṅkaḥ -
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aṅkas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalai -
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khala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√khal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- airi -
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√īr (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kalpi -
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kalpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kalpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nakhais -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nakha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tīkṣṇam -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukhair -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
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 4122 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.