Sanskrit quote nr. 1650 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तर्वहसि कषायं बाह्याकारेण मधुरतां यासि ।
सहकार मायिविटपिन् युक्तं लोकैर्बहिर्नीतः ॥

antarvahasi kaṣāyaṃ bāhyākāreṇa madhuratāṃ yāsi |
sahakāra māyiviṭapin yuktaṃ lokairbahirnītaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 4 categories.
Vahas (वहस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kashaya (kasaya, kaṣāya, कषाय): defined in 18 categories.
Bahya (bāhya, बाह्य, bāhyā, बाह्या): defined in 15 categories.
Akara (akāra, अकार): defined in 20 categories.
Madhurata (madhuratā, मधुरता): defined in 4 categories.
Sahakara (sahakāra, सहकार): defined in 8 categories.
Mayin (māyin, मायिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Vitapin (viṭapin, विटपिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Yuktam (युक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 21 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

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: “antarvahasi kaṣāyaṃ bāhyākāreṇa madhuratāṃ yāsi
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vahasi -
  • vahas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • kaṣāyam -
  • kaṣāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bāhyā -
  • bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāreṇa -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • madhuratām -
  • madhuratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yāsi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “sahakāra māyiviṭapin yuktaṃ lokairbahirnītaḥ
  • sahakāra -
  • sahakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahakāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māyi -
  • māyin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    māyin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viṭapin -
  • viṭapin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    viṭapin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • lokair -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bahir -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nītaḥ -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1650 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.

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