Sanskrit quote nr. 884 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि तन्नयनकज्जलमुज्ज्वलास्यं विश्रान्तकर्णयुगलं परिहासहेतोः ।
पश्ये तवात्मनि नवीनपयोधराभ्यां क्षीणं वपुर्यदि विनश्यति नो न दोषः ॥adyāpi tannayanakajjalamujjvalāsyaṃ viśrāntakarṇayugalaṃ parihāsahetoḥ |
paśye tavātmani navīnapayodharābhyāṃ kṣīṇaṃ vapuryadi vinaśyati no na doṣaḥ ||
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.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ayana (अयन): defined in 13 categories.
Kajjala (कज्जल): defined in 8 categories.
Ujjvala (उज्ज्वल, ujjvalā, उज्ज्वला): defined in 15 categories.
Vishrantakarnayugala (visrantakarnayugala, viśrāntakarṇayugala, विश्रान्तकर्णयुगल): defined in 1 categories.
Parihasa (parihāsa, परिहास): defined in 9 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Navina (navīna, नवीन): defined in 9 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Kshina (ksina, kṣīṇa, क्षीण): defined in 9 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshas (dosas, doṣas, दोषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “adyāpi tannayanakajjalamujjvalāsyaṃ viśrāntakarṇayugalaṃ parihāsahetoḥ”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ayana -
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ayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kajjalam -
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kajjala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kajjala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kajjalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ujjvalā -
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ujjvala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ujjvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ujjvalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyam -
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√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- viśrāntakarṇayugalam -
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viśrāntakarṇayugala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśrāntakarṇayugala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśrāntakarṇayugalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parihāsa -
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parihāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetoḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “paśye tavātmani navīnapayodharābhyāṃ kṣīṇaṃ vapuryadi vinaśyati no na doṣaḥ”
- paśye -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]√paś (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- ātmani -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- navīna -
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navīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payodharābhyām -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- kṣīṇam -
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kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- vapur -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyati -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣaḥ -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 884 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.