Sanskrit quote nr. 5502 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यच्छायावलोकेऽपि परालापे मनागपि ।
पत्ये क्रुद्ध्यत्यनर्थादौ स्वयं चापि निमज्जति ॥

anyacchāyāvaloke'pi parālāpe manāgapi |
patye kruddhyatyanarthādau svayaṃ cāpi nimajjati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Acchaya (acchāya, अच्छाय): defined in 3 categories.
Aloka (अलोक, alokā, अलोका): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Alapa (ālāpa, आलाप, ālāpā, आलापा): defined in 12 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Patya (पत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Krudh (क्रुध्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ, anarthā, अनर्था): defined in 7 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “anyacchāyāvaloke'pi parālāpe manāgapi
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • acchāyāva -
  • acchāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aloke' -
  • aloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aloka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    alokā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • parā -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālāpe -
  • ālāpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ālāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manāg -
  • manāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “patye kruddhyatyanarthādau svayaṃ cāpi nimajjati
  • patye -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    patya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single]
  • kruddh -
  • krudh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • atya -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    at -> atya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √at]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • anarthā -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anartha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anarthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • majjati -
  • majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 5502 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.

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