Sanskrit quote nr. 7343 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋज्वायतां हि मुखतोरणलोलमालां ।
भ्रष्टां क्षितौ त्वमवगच्छसि मूर्ख सर्पम् ॥ṛjvāyatāṃ hi mukhatoraṇalolamālāṃ |
bhraṣṭāṃ kṣitau tvamavagacchasi mūrkha sarpam ||
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.
Rijvayata (rjvayata, ṛjvāyatā, ऋज्वायता): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mukhatas (मुखतस्): defined in 2 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Lola (लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Bhrashta (bhrasta, bhraṣṭā, भ्रष्टा): defined in 10 categories.
Kshit (ksit, kṣit, क्षित्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshita (ksita, kṣita, क्षित): defined in 3 categories.
Kshiti (ksiti, kṣiti, क्षिति): defined in 16 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Purana (epic history), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ṛjvāyatāṃ hi mukhatoraṇalolamālāṃ”
- ṛjvāyatām -
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ṛjvāyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mukhato -
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mukhatas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukhatas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- raṇa -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lolam -
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lola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālā -
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āla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhraṣṭāṃ kṣitau tvamavagacchasi mūrkha sarpam”
- bhraṣṭām -
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bhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣitau -
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kṣit (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣiti (noun, feminine)[locative single]kṣiti (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- avag -
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√vac (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- accha -
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accha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]accha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mūrkha -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarpam -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sṛp -> sarpam (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛp]
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 7343 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.