Sanskrit quote nr. 1580 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तःकरणविकारं गुरुपरिजनसंकटेऽपि कुलटानाम् ।
जानन्ति तदभियुक्ता भ्रूभङ्गापाङ्गमधुरदृष्टेन ॥antaḥkaraṇavikāraṃ guruparijanasaṃkaṭe'pi kulaṭānām |
jānanti tadabhiyuktā bhrūbhaṅgāpāṅgamadhuradṛṣṭena ||
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.
Antahkarana (antaḥkaraṇa, अन्तःकरण): defined in 6 categories.
Vikara (vikāra, विकार): defined in 17 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Parijana (परिजन): defined in 9 categories.
Sankata (saṅkaṭa, सङ्कट, saṅkaṭā, सङ्कटा): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kulata (kulaṭa, कुलट, kulaṭā, कुलटा): defined in 6 categories.
Janat (jānat, जानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Abhiyukta (अभियुक्त, abhiyuktā, अभियुक्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Bhrubhanga (bhrūbhaṅga, भ्रूभङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Adhura (अधुर): defined in 4 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “antaḥkaraṇavikāraṃ guruparijanasaṃkaṭe'pi kulaṭānām”
- antaḥkaraṇa -
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antaḥkaraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikāram -
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vikāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- parijana -
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parijana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkaṭe' -
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saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kulaṭānām -
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kulaṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kulaṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “jānanti tadabhiyuktā bhrūbhaṅgāpāṅgamadhuradṛṣṭena”
- 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]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhiyuktā* -
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abhiyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhiyuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhrūbhaṅgā -
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bhrūbhaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- apāṅgam -
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apāṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apāṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apāṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhura -
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adhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛṣṭena -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
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 1580 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.