Sanskrit quote nr. 840 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदृष्यन्ति पुरस्तेन खेलाः खञ्जनपङ्क्तयः ।
अस्मय्रन्त विनिःश्वस्य प्रियानयनविभ्रमाः ॥adṛṣyanti purastena khelāḥ khañjanapaṅktayaḥ |
asmayranta viniḥśvasya priyānayanavibhramāḥ ||
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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.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rishi (rsi, ṛṣi, ऋषि): defined in 16 categories.
Rishya (rsya, ṛṣya, ऋष्य): defined in 5 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Khela (खेल, khelā, खेला): defined in 7 categories.
Khanjana (khañjana, खञ्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Pankti (paṅkti, पङ्क्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nihshvasya (nihsvasya, niḥśvasya, निःश्वस्य): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Ayana (अयन): defined in 13 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम, vibhramā, विभ्रमा): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “adṛṣyanti purastena khelāḥ khañjanapaṅktayaḥ”
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṛṣya -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛṣ]√ṛṣ -> ṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛṣ]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- puras -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- khelāḥ -
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khela (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khelā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- khañjana -
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khañjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khañjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅktayaḥ -
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paṅkti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “asmayranta viniḥśvasya priyānayanavibhramāḥ”
- Cannot analyse asmayranta*vi
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- niḥśvasya -
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niḥśvasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- priyān -
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priya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ayana -
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ayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhramāḥ -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 840 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.