Sanskrit quote nr. 142 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्षराणि विचित्राणि येन जानन्ति मानवाः ।
बलीवर्दसमास्ते तु खुरशृङ्गविवर्जिताः ॥akṣarāṇi vicitrāṇi yena jānanti mānavāḥ |
balīvardasamāste tu khuraśṛṅgavivarjitāḥ ||
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.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Janat (jānat, जानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Manava (mānava, मानव): defined in 14 categories.
Balin (बलिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Khura (खुर): defined in 10 categories.
Shringa (srnga, śṛṅga, शृङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Vivarjita (विवर्जित, vivarjitā, विवर्जिता): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaiva philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, 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: “akṣarāṇi vicitrāṇi yena jānanti mānavāḥ”
- akṣarāṇi -
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akṣara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vicitrāṇi -
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vicitra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jānanti -
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jānanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jānat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third plural]
- mānavāḥ -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “balīvardasamāste tu khuraśṛṅgavivarjitāḥ”
- balī -
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balin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arda -
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√ard (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√ard (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- samās -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- khura -
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khura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√khur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- śṛṅga -
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śṛṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivarjitāḥ -
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vivarjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vivarjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 142 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.