Sanskrit quote nr. 2150 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्यौत्सुक्ये महति दयितप्रार्थनासु प्रतीपाः ।
काङ्क्षन्त्योऽपि व्यतिकरसुखं कातराः स्वाङ्गदाने ॥apyautsukye mahati dayitaprārthanāsu pratīpāḥ |
kāṅkṣantyo'pi vyatikarasukhaṃ kātarāḥ svāṅgadāne ||
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.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Autsukya (औत्सुक्य): defined in 8 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahati (mahatī, महती): defined in 10 categories.
Dayita (दयित): defined in 6 categories.
Prarthana (prārthanā, प्रार्थना): defined in 15 categories.
Pratipa (pratīpa, प्रतीप, pratīpā, प्रतीपा): defined in 8 categories.
Kankshanti (kanksanti, kāṅkṣantī, काङ्क्षन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Vyatikara (व्यतिकर): defined in 8 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर, kātarā, कातरा): defined in 8 categories.
Svanga (svāṅga, स्वाङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), 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: “apyautsukye mahati dayitaprārthanāsu pratīpāḥ”
- apyau -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- autsukye -
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autsukya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mahati -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- dayita -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prārthanāsu -
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prārthanā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- pratīpāḥ -
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pratīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratīpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kāṅkṣantyo'pi vyatikarasukhaṃ kātarāḥ svāṅgadāne”
- kāṅkṣantyo' -
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√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣantī (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vyatikara -
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vyatikara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyatikara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kātarāḥ -
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kātara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kātarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svāṅga -
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svāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāne -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√dān (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 2150 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.