Sanskrit quote nr. 2560 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतोत्प्रेक्षणे चारुर् अशेषजनसज्जनः ।
कविर्गरुडवन्मान्य इन्द्रवज्रादिवृत्तकृत् ॥amṛtotprekṣaṇe cārur aśeṣajanasajjanaḥ |
kavirgaruḍavanmānya indravajrādivṛttakṛt ||
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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.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत, amṛtā, अमृता): defined in 20 categories.
Utprekshana (utpreksana, utprekṣaṇa, उत्प्रेक्षण): defined in 3 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Garuda (garuḍa, गरुड): defined in 23 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mani (mānī, मानी): defined in 26 categories.
Manya (mānya, मान्य): defined in 8 categories.
Indravajra (इन्द्रवज्र, indravajrā, इन्द्रवज्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), India history, Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “amṛtotprekṣaṇe cārur aśeṣajanasajjanaḥ”
- amṛto -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]
- utprekṣaṇe -
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utprekṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- cārur -
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cāru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśeṣa -
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aśeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśeṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jana -
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jana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sajjanaḥ -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kavirgaruḍavanmānya indravajrādivṛttakṛt”
- kavir -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- garuḍa -
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garuḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- an -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mānya* -
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mānī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mānya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mān class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]√man -> mānya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [nominative single from √man]
- indravajrā -
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indravajra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]indravajrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vṛtta -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- kṛt -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 2560 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.