Sanskrit quote nr. 588 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिमलिने कर्तव्ये भवति खलानामतीव निपुणा धीः ।
तिमिरे हि कौशिकानां रूपं प्रतिपद्यते दृष्टिः ॥atimaline kartavye bhavati khalānāmatīva nipuṇā dhīḥ |
timire hi kauśikānāṃ rūpaṃ pratipadyate dṛṣṭiḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Malina (मलिन, malinā, मलिना): defined in 13 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य, kartavyā, कर्तव्या): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Khala (खल, khalā, खला): defined in 13 categories.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Nipuna (nipuṇa, निपुण, nipuṇā, निपुणा): defined in 9 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Timira (तिमिर, timirā, तिमिरा): defined in 16 categories.
Timiri (तिमिरि): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kaushika (kausika, kauśika, कौशिक, kauśikā, कौशिका): defined in 12 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Pratipad (प्रतिपद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pratipadi (pratipadī, प्रतिपदी): defined in 2 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 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), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Hinduism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “atimaline kartavye bhavati khalānāmatīva nipuṇā dhīḥ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- maline -
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malina (noun, masculine)[locative single]malina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]malinā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kartavye -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- khalānām -
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khala (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]khalā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- atīva -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nipuṇā* -
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nipuṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nipuṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhīḥ -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “timire hi kauśikānāṃ rūpaṃ pratipadyate dṛṣṭiḥ”
- timire -
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timira (noun, masculine)[locative single]timira (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]timirā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]timiri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kauśikānām -
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kauśika (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kauśika (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kauśikā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pratipadya -
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pratipadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratipad (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [locative single]
- ate -
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- dṛṣṭiḥ -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 588 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.