Sanskrit quote nr. 5412 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशङ्क्य प्रणतिं पटान्तपिहितौ पादौ करोत्यादराद् ।
व्याजेनागतमावृणोति हसितं न स्पष्टमुद्वीक्षते ॥āśaṅkya praṇatiṃ paṭāntapihitau pādau karotyādarād |
vyājenāgatamāvṛṇoti hasitaṃ na spaṣṭamudvīkṣate ||
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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.
Pranati (praṇati, प्रणति): defined in 5 categories.
Patanta (paṭānta, पटान्त): defined in 2 categories.
Pihita (पिहित): defined in 6 categories.
Pihiti (पिहिति): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Padu (pādu, पादु): defined in 5 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Agata (अगत): defined in 12 categories.
Hasita (हसित): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Spashtam (spastam, spaṣṭam, स्पष्टम्): defined in 2 categories.
Spashta (spasta, spaṣṭa, स्पष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “āśaṅkya praṇatiṃ paṭāntapihitau pādau karotyādarād”
- āśaṅkya -
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āśaṅkya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- praṇatim -
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praṇati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- paṭānta -
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paṭānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pihitau -
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pihita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pihiti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- pādau -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pādu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse karotyādarād
- Line 2: “vyājenāgatamāvṛṇoti hasitaṃ na spaṣṭamudvīkṣate”
- vyājenā -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- agatam -
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agata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vṛṇoti -
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√vṛ (verb class 5)[present active third single]√vṛ (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- hasitam -
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hasita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hasita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hasitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√has -> hasita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- spaṣṭam -
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spaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]spaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √spaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
- udvī -
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udvi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 5412 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.