Sanskrit quote nr. 2514 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमुष्य मुषिता लक्ष्मीश् चक्षुषेति न नूतनम् ।
न वेद्मि कथयत्यस्याः कर्णे लग्नं किमुत्पलम् ॥amuṣya muṣitā lakṣmīś cakṣuṣeti na nūtanam |
na vedmi kathayatyasyāḥ karṇe lagnaṃ kimutpalam ||
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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Mushita (musita, muṣita, मुषित, muṣitā, मुषिता): defined in 4 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Cakshusha (caksusa, cakṣuṣa, चक्षुष, cakṣuṣā, चक्षुषा): defined in 8 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nutana (nūtana, नूतन): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Lagna (लग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “amuṣya muṣitā lakṣmīś cakṣuṣeti na nūtanam”
- amuṣya -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- muṣitā* -
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muṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]muṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muṣ -> muṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb]√muṣ -> muṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muṣ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √muṣ class 9 verb]
- lakṣmīś -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- cakṣuṣe -
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cakṣuṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]cakṣuṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cakṣus (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nūtanam -
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nūtana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nūtana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nūtanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “na vedmi kathayatyasyāḥ karṇe lagnaṃ kimutpalam”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedmi -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- kathayatya -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kath class 10 verb], [locative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- lagnam -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lagna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lagnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- utpalam -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utpala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utpalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2514 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.