Sanskrit quote nr. 8342 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कटाक्षेणापीषत् क्षणमयि निरीक्षेत यदि सा ।
तदानन्दः सान्द्रः स्फुरति पिहिताशेषविषयः ॥kaṭākṣeṇāpīṣat kṣaṇamayi nirīkṣeta yadi sā |
tadānandaḥ sāndraḥ sphurati pihitāśeṣaviṣayaḥ ||
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.
Kataksha (kataksa, kaṭākṣa, कटाक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Niriksha (niriksa, nirīkṣā, निरीक्षा): defined in 1 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ananda (अनन्द): defined in 20 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Pihita (पिहित, pihitā, पिहिता): defined in 6 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “kaṭākṣeṇāpīṣat kṣaṇamayi nirīkṣeta yadi sā”
- kaṭākṣeṇā -
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kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- apī -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- īṣat -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nirīkṣe -
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nirīkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tadānandaḥ sāndraḥ sphurati pihitāśeṣaviṣayaḥ”
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anandaḥ -
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ananda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nand (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- sāndraḥ -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sphurati -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- pihitā -
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pihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pihitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśeṣa -
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aśeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśeṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣayaḥ -
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viṣaya (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 8342 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.