Sanskrit quote nr. 162 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अखिलं विदुषामनाविलं सुहृदा च स्वहृदा च पश्यताम् ।
सविधेऽपि नसूक्ष्मसाक्षिणी वदनालंकृतिमात्रमक्षिणी ॥akhilaṃ viduṣāmanāvilaṃ suhṛdā ca svahṛdā ca paśyatām |
savidhe'pi nasūkṣmasākṣiṇī vadanālaṃkṛtimātramakṣiṇī ||
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.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Vidusha (vidusa, viduṣā, विदुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Anavila (anāvila, अनाविल): defined in 8 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pashyata (pasyata, paśyatā, पश्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Savidha (सविध, savidhā, सविधा): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sukshma (suksma, sūkṣma, सूक्ष्म): defined in 16 categories.
Sakshin (saksin, sākṣin, साक्षिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshini (aksini, akṣiṇī, अक्षिणी): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Gitashastra (science of music), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “akhilaṃ viduṣāmanāvilaṃ suhṛdā ca svahṛdā ca paśyatām”
- akhilam -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akhilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viduṣām -
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viduṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vidus (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidus (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidvas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidvas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- anāvilam -
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anāvila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāvila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāvilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suhṛdā -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- hṛdā -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyatām -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]paśyat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]paśyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√paś (verb class 10)[imperative passive third single]
- Line 2: “savidhe'pi nasūkṣmasākṣiṇī vadanālaṃkṛtimātramakṣiṇī”
- savidhe' -
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savidha (noun, masculine)[locative single]savidha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]savidhā (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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūkṣma -
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sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūkṣma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sākṣiṇī -
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sākṣiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sākṣin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vadanā -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alaṅkṛtim -
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alaṅkṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ātram -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akṣiṇī -
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akṣiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]akṣi (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 162 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.