Sanskrit quote nr. 6972 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलद्यौवनासि प्रियसखि विषमाः श्रेणयो नागराणां ।
तस्मात् कोऽपि त्वयाद्यप्रभृति न सहसा संमुखं वीक्षणीयः ॥unmīladyauvanāsi priyasakhi viṣamāḥ śreṇayo nāgarāṇāṃ |
tasmāt ko'pi tvayādyaprabhṛti na sahasā saṃmukhaṃ vīkṣaṇīyaḥ ||
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.
Unmila (unmīla, उन्मील): defined in 3 categories.
Dyu (द्यु): defined in 5 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Priyasakhi (priyasakhī, प्रियसखी): defined in 2 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम, viṣamā, विषमा): defined in 13 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि): defined in 9 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Rana (rāṇā, राणा): defined in 12 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Adyaprabhriti (adyaprabhrti, adyaprabhṛti, अद्यप्रभृति): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sahasa (sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Vikshaniya (viksaniya, vīkṣaṇīya, वीक्षणीय): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Purana (epic history), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “unmīladyauvanāsi priyasakhi viṣamāḥ śreṇayo nāgarāṇāṃ”
- unmīla -
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unmīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyau -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dyu (noun, masculine)[locative single]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- auvan -
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√u (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- priyasakhi -
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priyasakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- viṣamāḥ -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śreṇayo* -
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śreṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāṇām -
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ra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rāṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]rāṇā (noun, masculine)[accusative single], [genitive plural]rā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “tasmāt ko'pi tvayādyaprabhṛti na sahasā saṃmukhaṃ vīkṣaṇīyaḥ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- adyaprabhṛti -
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adyaprabhṛti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasā -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vīkṣaṇīyaḥ -
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vīkṣaṇīya (noun, masculine)[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 6972 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.