Sanskrit quote nr. 525 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिकलुषमाशुनश्वरम् आपातस्फुरणमनभिलाषकरम् ।
अपि हृष्यन्ति जनाः कथम् अवलम्ब्य ज्ञानखद्योतम् ॥atikaluṣamāśunaśvaram āpātasphuraṇamanabhilāṣakaram |
api hṛṣyanti janāḥ katham avalambya jñānakhadyotam ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Nashvara (nasvara, naśvara, नश्वर): defined in 5 categories.
Apata (āpāta, आपात): defined in 7 categories.
Sphurana (sphuraṇa, स्फुरण): defined in 8 categories.
Anabhilasha (anabhilasa, anabhilāṣa, अनभिलाष): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Khadyota (खद्योत): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist 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: “atikaluṣamāśunaśvaram āpātasphuraṇamanabhilāṣakaram”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kaluṣam -
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kaluṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaluṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaluṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- naśvaram -
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naśvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naśvara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āpāta -
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āpāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphuraṇam -
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sphuraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anabhilāṣa -
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anabhilāṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karam -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “api hṛṣyanti janāḥ katham avalambya jñānakhadyotam”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hṛṣyanti -
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√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avalambya -
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- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khadyotam -
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khadyota (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khadyotā (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 525 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.