Sanskrit quote nr. 2026 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि तुरगसमीपादुत्पतन्तं मयूरं ।
न स रुचिरकलापं बाणलक्ष्यीचकार ॥api turagasamīpādutpatantaṃ mayūraṃ |
na sa rucirakalāpaṃ bāṇalakṣyīcakāra ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Turaga (तुरग): defined in 13 categories.
Samipa (samīpā, समीपा): defined in 8 categories.
Dut (दुत्): defined in 2 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Mayura (mayūra, मयूर): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर): defined in 12 categories.
Kalapa (kalāpa, कलाप): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, 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: “api turagasamīpādutpatantaṃ mayūraṃ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- turaga -
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turaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samīpā -
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samīpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dut -
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dut (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- patantam -
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patat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- mayūram -
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mayūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mayūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na sa rucirakalāpaṃ bāṇalakṣyīcakāra”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rucira -
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rucira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rucira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalāpam -
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kalāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse bāṇalakṣyīcakāra
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 2026 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.