Sanskrit quote nr. 4132 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो कुटिलबुद्धीनां दुर्ग्राह्यमसतां मनः ।
अन्यद्वचसि कण्ठेऽन्यद् अन्यदोष्ठपुटे स्थितम् ॥aho kuṭilabuddhīnāṃ durgrāhyamasatāṃ manaḥ |
anyadvacasi kaṇṭhe'nyad anyadoṣṭhapuṭe sthitam ||
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.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Durgrahya (durgrāhya, दुर्ग्राह्य): defined in 2 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Adu (adū, अदू): defined in 9 categories.
Advan (अद्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Anyada (anyadā, अन्यदा): defined in 2 categories.
Puta (puṭa, पुट): defined in 17 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nepali, Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 kuṭilabuddhīnāṃ durgrāhyamasatāṃ manaḥ”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kuṭila -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuṭila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhīnām -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- durgrāhyam -
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durgrāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durgrāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durgrāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asatām -
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asat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “anyadvacasi kaṇṭhe'nyad anyadoṣṭhapuṭe sthitam”
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- adva -
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adū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]adū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]advan (noun, masculine)[compound]advan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- acasi -
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√ac (verb class 1)[present active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- kaṇṭhe' -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anyado -
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anyadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uṣṭha -
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√vaś (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- puṭe -
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puṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
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 4132 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.