Sanskrit quote nr. 526 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिकुपितमनस्के कोपनिष्पत्तिहेतुं विदधति सति शत्रौ विक्रियां चित्ररूपाम् ।
वदति वचनमुच्चैर्दुःश्रवं कर्कशादि कलुषविकलता या तां क्षमां वर्णयन्ति ॥

atikupitamanaske kopaniṣpattihetuṃ vidadhati sati śatrau vikriyāṃ citrarūpām |
vadati vacanamuccairduḥśravaṃ karkaśādi kaluṣavikalatā yā tāṃ kṣamāṃ varṇayanti ||

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.

Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Kupita (कुपित): defined in 6 categories.
Manaska (मनस्क): defined in 2 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Shatri (satri, śatri, शत्रि): defined in 5 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Vikriya (vikriyā, विक्रिया): defined in 3 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Rupa (rūpā, रूपा): defined in 25 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Duhshrava (duhsrava, duḥśrava, दुःश्रव): defined in 1 categories.
Karkasha (karkasa, karkaśa, कर्कश, karkaśā, कर्कशा): defined in 10 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vikalata (vikalatā, विकलता): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Varnayat (varṇayat, वर्णयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Varnayanti (varṇayantī, वर्णयन्ती): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

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: “atikupitamanaske kopaniṣpattihetuṃ vidadhati sati śatrau vikriyāṃ citrarūpām
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kupita -
  • kupita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kupita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup -> kupita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kup class 10 verb]
  • manaske -
  • manaska (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kopa -
  • kopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣpatti -
  • niṣpatti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • hetum -
  • hi -> hetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √hi]
    hetu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dadhati -
  • dadh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [present active third plural]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śatrau -
  • śatri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śatru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vikriyām -
  • vikriyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • citra -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpām -
  • rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vadati vacanamuccairduḥśravaṃ karkaśādi kaluṣavikalatā tāṃ kṣamāṃ varṇayanti
  • vadati -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uccair -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • duḥśravam -
  • duḥśrava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥśrava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥśravā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karkaśā -
  • karkaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karkaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karkaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kaluṣa -
  • kaluṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaluṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikalatā* -
  • vikalatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣamām -
  • kṣam (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varṇayanti -
  • varṇ -> varṇayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ (verb class 10)
    [present active third 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 526 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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