Sanskrit quote nr. 5401 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आविष्कृतान् परगुणान् कलयन्ति तूष्णीं ।
दुश्चेतसो बत विदूषयितुं न रागात् ॥āviṣkṛtān paraguṇān kalayanti tūṣṇīṃ |
duścetaso bata vidūṣayituṃ na rāgāt ||
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.
Avishkrita (aviskrta, āviṣkṛta, आविष्कृत): defined in 5 categories.
Paraguna (paraguṇa, परगुण): defined in 1 categories.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tushnim (tusnim, tūṣṇīm, तूष्णीम्): defined in 3 categories.
Duh (duḥ, दुः): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), 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: “āviṣkṛtān paraguṇān kalayanti tūṣṇīṃ”
- āviṣkṛtān -
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āviṣkṛta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- paraguṇān -
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paraguṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kalayanti -
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√kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- tūṣṇīm -
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tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “duścetaso bata vidūṣayituṃ na rāgāt”
- duś -
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duḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dur (noun, feminine)[adverb]dur (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- cetaso* -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dūṣayitum -
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√duṣ -> dūṣayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √duṣ]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāgāt -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 5401 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.