Sanskrit quote nr. 1582 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तः किंचित् किंचिन् मुक्तानामहह विभ्रमं वहसि ।
दूराद्दर्शयसि पुनः क्षारोद्गारं जडाधीशः ॥antaḥ kiṃcit kiṃcin muktānāmahaha vibhramaṃ vahasi |
dūrāddarśayasi punaḥ kṣārodgāraṃ jaḍādhīśaḥ ||
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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Ahaha (अहह): defined in 7 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Vahas (वहस्): defined in 1 categories.
Durat (dūrāt, दूरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Kshara (ksara, kṣāra, क्षार, kṣārā, क्षारा): defined in 14 categories.
Udgara (udgāra, उद्गार): defined in 6 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड, jaḍā, जडा): defined in 15 categories.
Adhisha (adhisa, adhīśa, अधीश): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain 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: “antaḥ kiṃcit kiṃcin muktānāmahaha vibhramaṃ vahasi”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kiñcin -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- muktānām -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mukta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]muktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √muj class 1 verb]
- ahaha -
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ahaha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vibhramam -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vahasi -
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vahas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vah (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “dūrāddarśayasi punaḥ kṣārodgāraṃ jaḍādhīśaḥ”
- dūrād -
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dūrāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- darśayasi -
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√dṛś (verb class 0)[present active second single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣāro -
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kṣāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udgāram -
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udgāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- jaḍā -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jaḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhīśaḥ -
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adhīśa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1582 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.