Sanskrit quote nr. 1642 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्मलिनसंसर्गाच् छ्रुतवानपि दुष्यति ।
यच्चक्षुःसंनिकर्षेण कर्णोऽभूत् कुटिलाश्रयः ॥antarmalinasaṃsargāc chrutavānapi duṣyati |
yaccakṣuḥsaṃnikarṣeṇa karṇo'bhūt kuṭilāśrayaḥ ||
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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.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Malina (मलिन): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल, kuṭilā, कुटिला): defined in 15 categories.
Ashri (asri, aśri, अश्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “antarmalinasaṃsargāc chrutavānapi duṣyati”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- malina -
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malina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]malina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsargāc -
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- Cannot analyse chrutavānapi*du
- duṣyati -
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√duṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “yaccakṣuḥsaṃnikarṣeṇa karṇo'bhūt kuṭilāśrayaḥ”
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cakṣuḥ -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- saṃnikarṣeṇa -
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saṃnikarṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]saṃnikarṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- karṇo' -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- kuṭilā -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuṭila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kuṭilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśrayaḥ -
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aśri (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√śri (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 1642 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.