Sanskrit quote nr. 594 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिरमणीये काव्ये पिशुनोऽन्वेषयति दूशणान्येव ।
अतिरमणीये वपुषि व्रणमेव हि मक्षिकानिकरः ॥

atiramaṇīye kāvye piśuno'nveṣayati dūśaṇānyeva |
atiramaṇīye vapuṣi vraṇameva hi makṣikānikaraḥ ||

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.

Ani (aṇi, अणि, aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य, kāvyā, काव्या): defined in 8 categories.
Pishuna (pisuna, piśuna, पिशुन): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 17 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Vapushi (vapusi, vapuṣī, वपुषी): defined in 1 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vrana (vraṇa, व्रण): defined in 8 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Makshika (maksika, makṣikā, मक्षिका): defined in 11 categories.
Nikara (निकर): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “atiramaṇīye kāvye piśuno'nveṣayati dūśaṇānyeva
  • atiram -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    tṝ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • aṇī -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iye -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • kāvye -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb]
  • piśuno' -
  • piśuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anveṣa -
  • anveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anviṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • śaṇānye -
  • śaṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “atiramaṇīye vapuṣi vraṇameva hi makṣikānikaraḥ
  • atiram -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
    tṝ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • aṇī -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iye -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • vapuṣi -
  • vapuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vraṇam -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • makṣikā -
  • makṣikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nikaraḥ -
  • nikara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

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 594 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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