Sanskrit quote nr. 832 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
बिभेत्यङ्गार्पणे वाच्छत्यालिख्यातां रतिं प्रिये ।
उक्तप्रत्युक्तसंमूढा संमुखं न निरीक्षते ॥bibhetyaṅgārpaṇe vācchatyālikhyātāṃ ratiṃ priye |
uktapratyuktasaṃmūḍhā saṃmukhaṃ na nirīkṣate ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Shati (sati, śatī, शती): defined in 16 categories.
Shatin (satin, śatin, शतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Alikhya (ālikhya, आलिख्य): defined in 2 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Uktapratyukta (उक्तप्रत्युक्त): defined in 2 categories.
Mudha (mūḍhā, मूढा): defined in 15 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (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: “bibhetyaṅgārpaṇe vācchatyālikhyātāṃ ratiṃ priye”
- bibhetya -
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√bhī (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- aṅgā -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- arpaṇe -
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arpaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]arpaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vācch -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- śatyā -
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śatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]śatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]śatin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ālikhyā -
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ālikhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ratim -
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rati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- Line 2: “uktapratyuktasaṃmūḍhā saṃmukhaṃ na nirīkṣate”
- uktapratyukta -
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uktapratyukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mūḍhā -
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mūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (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]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle 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 832 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.