Sanskrit quote nr. 528 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिकृष्णेष्वतिगौरेष्व् अतिपीनेष्वतिकृशेषु मनुजेषु ।
अतिदीर्घेष्वतिलघुषु प्रायेण न विद्यतेऽपत्यम् ॥atikṛṣṇeṣvatigaureṣv atipīneṣvatikṛśeṣu manujeṣu |
atidīrgheṣvatilaghuṣu prāyeṇa na vidyate'patyam ||
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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.
Pina (pīna, पीन): defined in 13 categories.
Atikrisha (atikrsa, atikṛśa, अतिकृश): defined in 2 categories.
Manuja (मनुज): defined in 11 categories.
Atidirgha (atidīrgha, अतिदीर्घ): defined in 3 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Prayena (prāyeṇa, प्रायेण): defined in 1 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Apatya (अपत्य): defined in 6 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali
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: “atikṛṣṇeṣvatigaureṣv atipīneṣvatikṛśeṣu manujeṣu”
- Cannot analyse atikṛṣṇeṣvatigaureṣv*at
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pīneṣva -
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pīna (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pīna (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√pi -> pīna (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √pi class 6 verb]√pi -> pīna (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √pi class 6 verb]
- atikṛśeṣu -
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atikṛśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]atikṛśa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- manujeṣu -
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manuja (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “atidīrgheṣvatilaghuṣu prāyeṇa na vidyate'patyam”
- atidīrgheṣva -
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atidīrgha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]atidīrgha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- laghuṣu -
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laghu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]laghu (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- prāyeṇa -
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prāyeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate' -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- apatyam -
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apatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√pat (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
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 528 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.