Sanskrit quote nr. 1017 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्वितीयं निजं लोके विलोक्य वहतो मुदम् ।
प्रमदावदनस्यायं दर्पोद्रेको न तु स्मितम् ॥advitīyaṃ nijaṃ loke vilokya vahato mudam |
pramadāvadanasyāyaṃ darpodreko na tu smitam ||
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.
Advitiya (advitīya, अद्वितीय): defined in 4 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Vilokya (विलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahata (वहत): defined in 3 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 categories.
Pramad (प्रमद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pramada (प्रमद): defined in 16 categories.
Adana (अदन): defined in 14 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Udreka (उद्रेक): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “advitīyaṃ nijaṃ loke vilokya vahato mudam”
- advitīyam -
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advitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]advitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]advitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nijam -
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nija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vilokya -
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vilokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahato* -
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vahat (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vahata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vah class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vah class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- mudam -
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muda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mud (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “pramadāvadanasyāyaṃ darpodreko na tu smitam”
- pramadāva -
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pramad (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pramada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adanasyā -
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adana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- darpo -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- udreko* -
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udreka (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]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- smitam -
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smita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 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 1017 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.