Sanskrit quote nr. 511 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतथ्यान्यपि तथ्यानि दर्शयन्ति हि पेशलाः ।
समे निम्नोन्नतानीव चित्रकर्मविदो जनाः ॥

atathyānyapi tathyāni darśayanti hi peśalāḥ |
same nimnonnatānīva citrakarmavido janāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Atathya (अतथ्य): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tathya (तथ्य): defined in 5 categories.
Darshayat (darsayat, darśayat, दर्शयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 27 categories.
Nimnonnata (निम्नोन्नत): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Citrakarmavid (चित्रकर्मविद्): defined in 1 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali

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: “atathyānyapi tathyāni darśayanti hi peśalāḥ
  • atathyānya -
  • atathya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tathyāni -
  • tathya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • darśayanti -
  • dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • peśalāḥ -
  • peśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    peśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “same nimnonnatānīva citrakarmavido janāḥ
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • nimnonnatānī -
  • nimnonnata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • citrakarmavido* -
  • citrakarmavid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    citrakarmavid (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 511 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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