Sanskrit quote nr. 1691 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धस्य दर्पणेनेव हितेनेव हतश्रुतेः ।
दुःखाभितप्तः शोकेन नेक्षते न शृणोति च ॥andhasya darpaṇeneva hiteneva hataśruteḥ |
duḥkhābhitaptaḥ śokena nekṣate na śṛṇoti ca ||
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.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Shruti (sruti, śruti, श्रुति): defined in 20 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख, duḥkhā, दुःखा): defined in 17 categories.
Abhitapta (अभितप्त): defined in 3 categories.
Shoka (soka, śoka, शोक): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry)
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: “andhasya darpaṇeneva hiteneva hataśruteḥ”
- andhasya -
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andha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]andha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- darpaṇene -
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darpaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]darpaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hitene -
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hita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √hi class 5 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hata -
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hata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- śruteḥ -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “duḥkhābhitaptaḥ śokena nekṣate na śṛṇoti ca”
- duḥkhā -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhitaptaḥ -
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abhitapta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śokena -
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śoka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śoka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śṛṇoti -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1691 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.