Sanskrit quote nr. 5664 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्यं यद्यपि हास्यवर्जितमिदं लास्येन वीतं वचो ।
नेत्रे शोणसरोजकान्ति तदपि क्वापि क्षणं स्थीयते ॥āsyaṃ yadyapi hāsyavarjitamidaṃ lāsyena vītaṃ vaco |
netre śoṇasarojakānti tadapi kvāpi kṣaṇaṃ sthīyate ||
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.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि, āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hasya (hāsya, हास्य): defined in 12 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Lasya (lāsya, लास्य): defined in 6 categories.
Vita (vīta, वीत): defined in 9 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Shona (sona, śoṇa, शोण): defined in 14 categories.
Saroja (सरोज): defined in 7 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Pali, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “āsyaṃ yadyapi hāsyavarjitamidaṃ lāsyena vītaṃ vaco”
- āsyam -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hāsya -
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hāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√has -> hāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √has]√has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
- varjitam -
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varjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- lāsyena -
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lāsya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]lāsya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√las -> lāsya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √las class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √las]√las -> lāsya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √las class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √las]
- vītam -
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vīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vī class 4 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vī class 4 verb]√vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vī (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Cannot analyse vaco
- Line 2: “netre śoṇasarojakānti tadapi kvāpi kṣaṇaṃ sthīyate”
- netre -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]netra (noun, masculine)[locative single]netra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śoṇa -
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śoṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śoṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śoṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saroja -
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saroja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saroja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kvā -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sthīyate -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[present passive 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 5664 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.