Sanskrit quote nr. 1654 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्विषमया ह्येता बहिश्चैव मनोरमाः ।
गुञ्जाफलसमाकारा योषितः केन निर्मिताः ॥antarviṣamayā hyetā bahiścaiva manoramāḥ |
guñjāphalasamākārā yoṣitaḥ kena nirmitāḥ ||
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.
Vishamaya (visamaya, viṣamaya, विषमय): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Manorama (मनोरम, manoramā, मनोरमा): defined in 16 categories.
Gunja (guñjā, गुञ्जा): defined in 14 categories.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित, nirmitā, निर्मिता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Pali, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “antarviṣamayā hyetā bahiścaiva manoramāḥ”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viṣamayā* -
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viṣamaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- etā* -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahiś -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- manoramāḥ -
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manorama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manoramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “guñjāphalasamākārā yoṣitaḥ kena nirmitāḥ”
- guñjā -
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guñjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- phalasam -
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phalasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phalasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākārā* -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yoṣitaḥ -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nirmitāḥ -
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nirmita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirmitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1654 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.