Sanskrit quote nr. 843 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदृष्टपूर्वमस्माभिर् यदेतद्दृश्यतेऽधुना ।
विषं विषधरैः पीतं मूर्छिताः पथिकाङ्गनाः ॥adṛṣṭapūrvamasmābhir yadetaddṛśyate'dhunā |
viṣaṃ viṣadharaiḥ pītaṃ mūrchitāḥ pathikāṅganāḥ ||
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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.
Adrishtapurva (adrstapurva, adṛṣṭapūrva, अदृष्टपूर्व): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Vishadhara (visadhara, viṣadhara, विषधर): defined in 5 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत): defined in 21 categories.
Murchita (mūrchita, मूर्छित, mūrchitā, मूर्छिता): defined in 6 categories.
Pathika (पथिक, pathikā, पथिका): defined in 8 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “adṛṣṭapūrvamasmābhir yadetaddṛśyate'dhunā”
- adṛṣṭapūrvam -
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adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asmābhir -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- yade -
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yad (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛśyate' -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “viṣaṃ viṣadharaiḥ pītaṃ mūrchitāḥ pathikāṅganāḥ”
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- viṣadharaiḥ -
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viṣadhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]viṣadhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pītam -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- mūrchitāḥ -
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mūrchita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūrchitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mūrch], [vocative plural from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mūrch], [vocative plural from √mūrch], [accusative plural from √mūrch]
- pathikā -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pathika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pathikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅganāḥ -
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aṅganā (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 843 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.