Sanskrit quote nr. 8602 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपटशतनदीष्णैर्वैरिभिर्वञ्चितोऽपि ।
निकृतिकरणदक्षोऽप्यत्र संसारभीरुः ॥kapaṭaśatanadīṣṇairvairibhirvañcito'pi |
nikṛtikaraṇadakṣo'pyatra saṃsārabhīruḥ ||
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.
Kapata (kapaṭa, कपट): defined in 10 categories.
Shatana (satana, śatana, शतन): defined in 4 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Eru (एरु): defined in 4 categories.
Bhiru (भिरु, bhīru, भीरु): defined in 11 categories.
Ancita (añcita, अञ्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nikriti (nikrti, nikṛti, निकृति): defined in 4 categories.
Nikritin (nikrtin, nikṛtin, निकृतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Karana (karaṇa, करण): defined in 27 categories.
Daksha (daksa, dakṣa, दक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Dakshas (daksas, dakṣas, दक्षस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dakshu (daksu, dakṣu, दक्षु): defined in 1 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
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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: “kapaṭaśatanadīṣṇairvairibhirvañcito'pi”
- kapaṭa -
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kapaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kapaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatana -
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śatana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dī -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iṣṇai -
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iṣan (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ervai -
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eru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]eru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]eru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
- airi -
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√īr (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- bhirva -
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bhiru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- añcito' -
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añcita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√añc -> añcita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √añc]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “nikṛtikaraṇadakṣo'pyatra saṃsārabhīruḥ”
- nikṛti -
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nikṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nikṛti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nikṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nikṛtin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nikṛtin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karaṇa -
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karaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dakṣo' -
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dakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dakṣu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dakṣu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsāra -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhīruḥ -
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bhīru (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 8602 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.