Sanskrit quote nr. 1312 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनातपत्रोऽप्ययमत्र लक्ष्यते सितातपत्रैरिव सर्वतो वृतः ।
अचामरोऽप्येष सदैव वीज्यते विलासबालव्यजनेन कोऽप्ययम् ॥anātapatro'pyayamatra lakṣyate sitātapatrairiva sarvato vṛtaḥ |
acāmaro'pyeṣa sadaiva vījyate vilāsabālavyajanena ko'pyayam ||
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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.
Anatapa (anātapa, अनातप): defined in 3 categories.
Tra (त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Apyaya (अप्यय): defined in 4 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Lakshyata (laksyata, lakṣyatā, लक्ष्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Sitatapatra (sitātapatra, सितातपत्र): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Vrit (vrt, vṛt, वृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 16 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Vyajana (व्यजन): defined in 5 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Jainism, India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “anātapatro'pyayamatra lakṣyate sitātapatrairiva sarvato vṛtaḥ”
- anātapa -
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anātapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anātapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tro' -
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tra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyayam -
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apyaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣyate -
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lakṣyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√lakṣ (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- sitātapatrair -
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sitātapatra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvato* -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛtaḥ -
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vṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “acāmaro'pyeṣa sadaiva vījyate vilāsabālavyajanena ko'pyayam”
- acāma -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- ro' -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sadai -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vījyate -
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√vīj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√vīj (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- vilāsa -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāla -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyajanena -
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vyajana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyayam -
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apyaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 1312 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.