Sanskrit quote nr. 5406 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा ।
कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च ॥āvṛtaṃ jñānametena jñānino nityavairiṇā |
kāmarūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca ||
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.
Avrit (avrt, āvṛt, आवृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Avrita (avrta, āvṛta, आवृत): defined in 7 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jnanin (jñānin, ज्ञानिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Vairina (vairiṇā, वैरिणा): defined in 2 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Kamarupa (kāmarūpa, कामरूप): defined in 13 categories.
Kaunteya (कौन्तेय): defined in 3 categories.
Dushpura (duspura, duṣpūra, दुष्पूर): defined in 2 categories.
Anala (अनल): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Buddhist philosophy, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “āvṛtaṃ jñānametena jñānino nityavairiṇā”
- āvṛtam -
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āvṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āvṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āvṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]āvṛt (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etena -
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eta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]etad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- jñānino* -
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jñānin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jñānin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vairiṇā -
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vairiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vairi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vairin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vairin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kāmarūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca”
- kāmarūpeṇa -
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kāmarūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāmarūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kaunteya -
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kaunteya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- duṣpūreṇā -
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duṣpūra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]duṣpūra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- analena -
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anala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5406 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.