Sanskrit quote nr. 2118 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्वोऽयं मया दृष्टः कान्तः कमललोचने ।
शोऽन्तरं यो विजानाति स विद्वन्नात्र संशयः ॥apūrvo'yaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaḥ kāntaḥ kamalalocane |
śo'ntaraṃ yo vijānāti sa vidvannātra saṃśayaḥ ||
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Kamalalocana (कमललोचन, kamalalocanā, कमललोचना): defined in 3 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Vijana (vijāna, विजान): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vidvan (विद्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Samshaya (samsaya, saṃśaya, संशय): defined in 20 categories.
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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: “apūrvo'yaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaḥ kāntaḥ kamalalocane”
- apūrvo' -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭaḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- kāntaḥ -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- kamalalocane -
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kamalalocana (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamalalocana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalalocanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śo'ntaraṃ yo vijānāti sa vidvannātra saṃśayaḥ”
- śo' -
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śas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijānā -
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vijāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidvann -
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vidvan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vidvan (noun, neuter)[vocative single]vidvas (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- ātra -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2118 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.