Sanskrit quote nr. 1643 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्मलीमसे वक्रे चले कर्णान्तसर्पिणि तस्या नेत्रयुगे दृष्टे दुर्जने च कुतः सुखम् ।
antarmalīmase vakre cale karṇāntasarpiṇi tasyā netrayuge dṛṣṭe durjane ca kutaḥ sukham |
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.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Malimasa (malīmasa, मलीमस, malīmasā, मलीमसा): defined in 6 categories.
Vakra (वक्र, vakrā, वक्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Vakri (वक्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Cala (चल, calā, चला): defined in 21 categories.
Cali (चलि): defined in 8 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Sarpini (sarpiṇī, सर्पिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Sarpin (सर्पिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Ayuga (अयुग, ayugā, अयुगा): defined in 2 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “antarmalīmase vakre cale karṇāntasarpiṇi tasyā netrayuge dṛṣṭe durjane ca kutaḥ sukham”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- malīmase -
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malīmasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]malīmasa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]malīmasā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vakre -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vakra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vakri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vakri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- cale -
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cala (noun, masculine)[locative single]cala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]calā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- karṇān -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- sarpiṇi -
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sarpiṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sarpi (noun, neuter)[locative single]sarpin (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarpin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tasyā* -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- netra -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]netṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]netra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]netra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayuge -
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ayuga (noun, masculine)[locative single]ayuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ayugā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dṛṣṭe -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- durjane -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kutaḥ -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1643 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.