Sanskrit quote nr. 1324 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनादृत्यौचित्यं ह्रियमविगणय्यातिमहतीं यदेतस्याप्यर्थे धनलवदुराशातरलिताः ।
अलीकाहंकारज्वरकुटिलितभ्रूणि धनिनां मुखानि प्रेक्ष्यन्ते धिगिदमतिदुष्पूरमुदरम् ॥anādṛtyaucityaṃ hriyamavigaṇayyātimahatīṃ yadetasyāpyarthe dhanalavadurāśātaralitāḥ |
alīkāhaṃkārajvarakuṭilitabhrūṇi dhanināṃ mukhāni prekṣyante dhigidamatiduṣpūramudaram ||
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.
Anadritya (anadrtya, anādṛtya, अनादृत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Aucitya (औचित्य): defined in 5 categories.
Hri (hrī, ह्री): defined in 10 categories.
Aviganayya (avigaṇayya, अविगणय्य): defined in 1 categories.
Hati (हति): defined in 4 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Apya (āpya, आप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Durasha (durasa, durāśa, दुराश): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Dhanin (धनिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Prekshin (preksin, prekṣin, प्रेक्षिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prekshya (preksya, prekṣya, प्रेक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Dhik (धिक्): defined in 5 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Dushpura (duspura, duṣpūra, दुष्पूर): defined in 2 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “anādṛtyaucityaṃ hriyamavigaṇayyātimahatīṃ yadetasyāpyarthe dhanalavadurāśātaralitāḥ”
- anādṛtyau -
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anādṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aucityam -
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aucitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hriyam -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- avigaṇayyā -
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avigaṇayya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ātima -
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√at (verb class 1)[perfect active first plural]
- hatī -
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hati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yade -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- itasyā -
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ita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
- āpya -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √i]√āp -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √āp]√i -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i]āpi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lava -
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lava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lo (noun, masculine)[compound]
- durāśāt -
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durāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]durāśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alitā -
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√al (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “alīkāhaṃkārajvarakuṭilitabhrūṇi dhanināṃ mukhāni prekṣyante dhigidamatiduṣpūramudaram”
- Cannot analyse alīkāhaṅkārajvarakuṭilitabhrūṇi*dh
- dhaninām -
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dhanin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhanin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mukhāni -
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mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prekṣya -
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prekṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prekṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prekṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prekṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- dhig -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- duṣpūram -
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duṣpūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣpūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣpūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- udaram -
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udara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 1324 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.