Sanskrit quote nr. 5896 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं किं ते न्यस्तं वलयिनि करे वक्त्रकमलं ।
न युक्तः कोपोऽयं प्रणयिनि निरागस्यपि जने ॥idaṃ kiṃ te nyastaṃ valayini kare vaktrakamalaṃ |
na yuktaḥ kopo'yaṃ praṇayini nirāgasyapi jane ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nyasta (न्यस्त): defined in 7 categories.
Valayin (वलयिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Niragas (nirāgas, निरागस्): defined in 1 categories.
Niraga (nirāga, निराग): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (जनि): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “idaṃ kiṃ te nyastaṃ valayini kare vaktrakamalaṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- nyastam -
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nyasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nyasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nyastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- valayini -
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valayinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]valayin (noun, masculine)[locative single]valayin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kare -
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kari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]kari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kara (noun, masculine)[locative single]kara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vaktra -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kamalam -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “na yuktaḥ kopo'yaṃ praṇayini nirāgasyapi jane”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuktaḥ -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- kopo' -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praṇayini -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]praṇayin (noun, masculine)[locative single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nirāgasya -
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nirāgas (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirāgas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirāga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nirāga (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jane -
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jana (noun, masculine)[locative single]jana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[present middle first 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 5896 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.