Sanskrit quote nr. 6812 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दिश्य निःसरन्तीं ।
सखीमियं कपटकोपकुटिलभ्रूः ॥uddiśya niḥsarantīṃ |
sakhīmiyaṃ kapaṭakopakuṭilabhrūḥ ||
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.
Uddishya (uddisya, uddiśya, उद्दिश्य): defined in 4 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kapata (kapaṭa, कपट): defined in 10 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (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: “uddiśya niḥsarantīṃ”
- uddiśya -
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uddiśya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarantīm -
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√sṛ -> sarantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “sakhīmiyaṃ kapaṭakopakuṭilabhrūḥ”
- sakhīm -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kapaṭa -
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kapaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kapaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kopa -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṭila -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kuṭila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrūḥ -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative 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 6812 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.