Sanskrit quote nr. 1275 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनल्पचिन्ताभरमोहनिश्चला विलोक्यमानैव करोति साध्वसम् ।
स्वभावशोभानतिमात्रभूषणा तनुस्तवेयं बत किं नु सुन्दरि ॥analpacintābharamohaniścalā vilokyamānaiva karoti sādhvasam |
svabhāvaśobhānatimātrabhūṣaṇā tanustaveyaṃ bata kiṃ nu sundari ||
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.
Analpa (अनल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Cintabhara (cintābhara, चिन्ताभर): defined in 2 categories.
Cala (चल, calā, चला): defined in 21 categories.
Vilokya (विलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Sadhvasa (sādhvasa, साध्वस): defined in 3 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ): defined in 11 categories.
Atimatra (atimātra, अतिमात्र): defined in 4 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “analpacintābharamohaniścalā vilokyamānaiva karoti sādhvasam”
- analpa -
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analpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]analpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cintābharam -
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cintābhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ohan -
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√uh -> ohat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uh class 1 verb]
- iś -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- calā* -
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cala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]calā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vilokyam -
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vilokya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vilokya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vilokyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānai -
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āna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√an (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- sādhvasam -
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sādhvasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “svabhāvaśobhānatimātrabhūṣaṇā tanustaveyaṃ bata kiṃ nu sundari”
- svabhāva -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhān -
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śobha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- atimātra -
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atimātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atimātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūṣaṇā -
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- tanus -
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tanus (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tave -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sundari -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative 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 1275 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.