Sanskrit quote nr. 312 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गीकृत्ताः क्षतिमिमामपि ये विषह्य गोप्तुं गुणान् किमिति वाञ्छसि तान्मुधैव ।
मुक्तामणेर्विमलरूपतया नितान्तम् एते तव स्वयमपि प्रकटीभवन्ति ॥

aṅgīkṛttāḥ kṣatimimāmapi ye viṣahya goptuṃ guṇān kimiti vāñchasi tānmudhaiva |
muktāmaṇervimalarūpatayā nitāntam ete tava svayamapi prakaṭībhavanti ||

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.

Angin (aṅgin, अङ्गिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Kritta (krtta, kṛtta, कृत्त, kṛttā, कृत्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Kshati (ksati, kṣati, क्षति): defined in 4 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishahya (visahya, viṣahya, विषह्य): defined in 1 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Tat (tāt, तात्): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Mudha (mudhā, मुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Muktamani (muktāmaṇi, मुक्तामणि): defined in 2 categories.
Vimala (विमल): defined in 25 categories.
Rupata (rūpatā, रूपता): defined in 3 categories.
Nitanta (nitānta, नितान्त): defined in 5 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Prakati (prakaṭī, प्रकटी): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “aṅgīkṛttāḥ kṣatimimāmapi ye viṣahya goptuṃ guṇān kimiti vāñchasi tānmudhaiva”
aṅgī -
aṅgin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛttāḥ -
kṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛt -> kṛtta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛtta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]
kṣatim -
kṣati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
viṣahya -
viṣahya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣahya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
goptum -
√gup -> goptum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gup]
guṇān -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vāñchasi -
√vāñch (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
tān -
tāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mudhai -
mudhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
Line 2: “muktāmaṇervimalarūpatayā nitāntam ete tava svayamapi prakaṭībhavanti”
muktāmaṇer -
muktāmaṇi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vimala -
vimala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vimala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpatayā -
rūpatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
nitāntam -
nitānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitānta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nitāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

etā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prakaṭī -
prakaṭī (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhavanti -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 312 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.

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Last Updated: 22 April, 2019