Sanskrit quote nr. 1199 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनञ्जितासिता दृष्टिर् भ्रूरनावर्जिता नता ।
अरञ्जितोऽरुणश्चायम् अधरस्तव सुन्दरि ॥

anañjitāsitā dṛṣṭir bhrūranāvarjitā natā |
arañjito'ruṇaścāyam adharastava sundari ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Nan (nañ, नञ्): defined in 4 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित, jitā, जिता): defined in 13 categories.
Asita (असित, asitā, असिता): defined in 15 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 12 categories.
Avarjita (āvarjita, आवर्जित, āvarjitā, आवर्जिता): defined in 2 categories.
Nata (natā, नता): defined in 16 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Kannada, India history, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tamil, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “anañjitāsitā dṛṣṭir bhrūranāvarjitā natā
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nañ -
  • nañ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • jitā -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • asitā* -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭir -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrūr -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ranā -
  • ran (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āvarjitā* -
  • āvarjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āvarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • natā -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nam -> natā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “arañjito'ruṇaścāyam adharastava sundari
  • arañ -
  • aram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jito' -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • aruṇaś -
  • aruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rudh (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adharas -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • sundari -
  • sundarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1199 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.

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