Sanskrit quote nr. 4276 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकारो न मनोहरः श्रवणयोः शल्योपमं कूजितं ।
वक्त्रं विड्विकृतं कृतान्तसमयालम्बीदमालोकितम् ॥ākāro na manoharaḥ śravaṇayoḥ śalyopamaṃ kūjitaṃ |
vaktraṃ viḍvikṛtaṃ kṛtāntasamayālambīdamālokitam ||
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.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Manohara (मनोहर): defined in 18 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇā, श्रवणा, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Shali (sali, śalī, शली): defined in 19 categories.
Shalya (salya, śalya, शल्य, śalyā, शल्या): defined in 17 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Kujita (kūjita, कूजित): defined in 4 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Vid (viḍ, विड्): defined in 2 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्, viś, विश्): defined in 8 categories.
Vikrita (vikrta, vikṛta, विकृत): defined in 11 categories.
Kritanta (krtanta, kṛtānta, कृतान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Alambi (ālambi, आलम्बि): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Alokita (ālokita, आलोकित): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ākāro na manoharaḥ śravaṇayoḥ śalyopamaṃ kūjitaṃ”
- ākāro* -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manoharaḥ -
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manohara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śravaṇayoḥ -
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śravaṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- śalyo -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śalya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śal -> śalya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śal]śalī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śalyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- upamam -
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upama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kūjitam -
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kūjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kūjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kūjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kūj -> kūjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kūj class 1 verb]√kūj -> kūjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “vaktraṃ viḍvikṛtaṃ kṛtāntasamayālambīdamālokitam”
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viḍ -
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viḍ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]viś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- vikṛtam -
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vikṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtānta -
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kṛtānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samayā -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√sam (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- ālambī -
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ālambi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ālambin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]ālambin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ālokitam -
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ālokita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālokita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālokitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4276 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.