Sanskrit quote nr. 5281 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलक्ष्य दन्तमुकुलान् अनिमित्तहासैर् ।
अव्यक्तवर्णरमणीयवचः प्रवृत्तीन् ॥ālakṣya dantamukulān animittahāsair |
avyaktavarṇaramaṇīyavacaḥ pravṛttīn ||
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.
Alakshya (alaksya, ālakṣya, आलक्ष्य): defined in 11 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Avyakta (अव्यक्त): defined in 15 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण): defined in 27 categories.
Ramaniya (ramaṇīya, रमणीय): defined in 11 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Pravritti (pravrtti, pravṛtti, प्रवृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil, Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “ālakṣya dantamukulān animittahāsair”
- ālakṣya -
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ālakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dantam -
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danta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ulān -
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ula (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse animittahāsair
- Line 2: “avyaktavarṇaramaṇīyavacaḥ pravṛttīn”
- avyakta -
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avyakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avyakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇa -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]varṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ramaṇīya -
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ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pravṛttī -
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pravṛtti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 5281 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.