Sanskrit quote nr. 6243 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईर्ष्याप्रस्फुरिताधरोष्ठरुचिरं वक्त्रं न मे दर्शितं ।
साधिक्षेपपदा मनागपि गिरो न श्राविता मुग्धया ॥īrṣyāprasphuritādharoṣṭharuciraṃ vaktraṃ na me darśitaṃ |
sādhikṣepapadā manāgapi giro na śrāvitā mugdhayā ||
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.
Irshya (irsya, īrṣyā, ईर्ष्या): defined in 13 categories.
Prasphuritadhara (prasphuritādhara, प्रस्फुरिताधर, prasphuritādharā, प्रस्फुरिताधरा): defined in 2 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर): defined in 12 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Darshita (darsita, darśita, दर्शित): defined in 11 categories.
Sadhikshepa (sadhiksepa, sādhikṣepa, साधिक्षेप): defined in 1 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Shravita (sravita, śrāvita, श्रावित, śrāvitā, श्राविता): defined in 5 categories.
Mugdha (mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “īrṣyāprasphuritādharoṣṭharuciraṃ vaktraṃ na me darśitaṃ”
- īrṣyā -
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īrṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
- prasphuritādharo -
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prasphuritādhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasphuritādhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prasphuritādharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṭha -
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√vaś (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- ruciram -
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rucira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rucira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rucirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- darśitam -
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darśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]darśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]darśitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
- Line 2: “sādhikṣepapadā manāgapi giro na śrāvitā mugdhayā”
- sādhikṣepa -
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sādhikṣepa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sādhikṣepa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padā -
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pad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- manāg -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- giro* -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrāvitā* -
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śrāvita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śrāvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śru], [vocative plural from √śru]√śru -> śrāvitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śru], [vocative plural from √śru], [accusative plural from √śru]
- mugdhayā -
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mugdhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √muh class 4 verb]
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 6243 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.