Sanskrit quote nr. 8478 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कथमवनिप दर्पो यन्निशातासिधारा- ।
दलनगलितमूर्ध्ना विद्विषां स्वीकृता श्रीः ॥

kathamavanipa darpo yanniśātāsidhārā- |
dalanagalitamūrdhnā vidviṣāṃ svīkṛtā śrīḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Avanipa (अवनिप): defined in 3 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nishata (nisata, niśāta, निशात, niśātā, निशाता): defined in 4 categories.
Asidhara (asidhārā, असिधारा): defined in 4 categories.
Dalana (दलन): defined in 7 categories.
Galita (गलित): defined in 8 categories.
Vidvish (vidvis, vidviṣ, विद्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidvisha (vidvisa, vidviṣā, विद्विषा): defined in 3 categories.
Svikrita (svikrta, svīkṛtā, स्वीकृता): defined in 6 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil

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: “kathamavanipa darpo yanniśātāsidhārā-
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avanipa -
  • avanipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darpo* -
  • darpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • niśātā -
  • niśāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niśāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niśātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asidhārā -
  • asidhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dalanagalitamūrdhnā vidviṣāṃ svīkṛtā śrīḥ
  • dalana -
  • dalana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dalana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • galita -
  • galita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    galita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrdhnā -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vidviṣām -
  • vidviṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidviṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidviṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svīkṛtā -
  • svīkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrīḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8478 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.

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