Sanskrit quote nr. 5099 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयाते च तिरोहितो यदि पुनर्दृष्टोऽन्यकार्ये रतो ।
वाचि स्मेरमुखो विषण्णवदनः स्वक्लेशवादे मुहुः ॥āyāte ca tirohito yadi punardṛṣṭo'nyakārye rato |
vāci smeramukho viṣaṇṇavadanaḥ svakleśavāde muhuḥ ||
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.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात, āyātā, आयाता): defined in 14 categories.
Ayati (āyāti, आयाति): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tirohita (तिरोहित): defined in 5 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Anyaka (अन्यक, anyakā, अन्यका): defined in 2 categories.
Arya (अर्य, aryā, अर्या): defined in 16 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaci (vācī, वाची): defined in 6 categories.
Vacin (vācin, वाचिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Smeramukha (स्मेरमुख): defined in 3 categories.
Vishannavadana (visannavadana, viṣaṇṇavadana, विषण्णवदन): defined in 3 categories.
Aklesha (aklesa, akleśa, अक्लेश): defined in 3 categories.
Vada (vāda, वाद, vādā, वादा): defined in 17 categories.
Vadi (vādi, वादि): defined in 15 categories.
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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: “āyāte ca tirohito yadi punardṛṣṭo'nyakārye rato”
- āyāte -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]āyāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āyāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āyāti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tirohito* -
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tirohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛṣṭo' -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- anyakā -
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anyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arye -
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arya (noun, masculine)[locative single]arya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ṛ (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]
- Cannot analyse rato
- Line 2: “vāci smeramukho viṣaṇṇavadanaḥ svakleśavāde muhuḥ”
- vāci -
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vācī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vācin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vācin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- smeramukho* -
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smeramukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣaṇṇavadanaḥ -
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viṣaṇṇavadana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sva -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- akleśa -
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akleśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāde -
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vāda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vādā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vādi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vādi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse muhuḥ
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 5099 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.