Sanskrit quote nr. 1009 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्राक्षुर्ये नरेन्द्रा द्रुपदतनुभुवः केशपाशावकृष्टिं चक्रुर्वाकारयन् वा मनसि किमपरं येऽन्वमन्यन्त मोहात् ।
सर्वेषामेव तेषां समरमखभुवि क्रोधवह्णौ जुहोति द्वित्रैर्हुंकारम्न्त्रैरभिजनसमिधो मध्यमः पाण्डवेयः ॥adrākṣurye narendrā drupadatanubhuvaḥ keśapāśāvakṛṣṭiṃ cakrurvākārayan vā manasi kimaparaṃ ye'nvamanyanta mohāt |
sarveṣāmeva teṣāṃ samaramakhabhuvi krodhavahṇau juhoti dvitrairhuṃkāramntrairabhijanasamidho madhyamaḥ pāṇḍaveyaḥ ||
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.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Drupada (द्रुपद): defined in 6 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Keshapasha (kesapasa, keśapāśa, केशपाश): defined in 3 categories.
Rishti (rsti, ṛṣṭi, ऋष्टि): defined in 4 categories.
Cakru (चक्रु): defined in 1 categories.
Vaka (vāka, वाक, vākā, वाका): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasin (मनसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Mohat (mohāt, मोहात्): defined in 1 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Samara (समर): defined in 11 categories.
Kha (ख): defined in 17 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Pandaveya (pāṇḍaveya, पाण्डवेय): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “adrākṣurye narendrā drupadatanubhuvaḥ keśapāśāvakṛṣṭiṃ cakrurvākārayan vā manasi kimaparaṃ ye'nvamanyanta mohāt”
- adrākṣur -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- narendrā* -
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narendra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- drupada -
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drupada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]drupada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanu -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- bhuvaḥ -
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bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- keśapāśā -
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keśapāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- avak -
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√vac (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- ṛṣṭim -
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ṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cakrur -
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cakru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cakru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active third plural]
- vākā -
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vāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vākā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arayan -
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√ray (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manasi -
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manasin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manasin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√mnā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ye' -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- anva -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- amanyanta -
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√man (verb class 4)[imperfect middle third plural], [imperfect passive third plural]√man (verb class 8)[imperfect passive third plural]
- mohāt -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “sarveṣāmeva teṣāṃ samaramakhabhuvi krodhavahṇau juhoti dvitrairhuṃkāramntrairabhijanasamidho madhyamaḥ pāṇḍaveyaḥ”
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- samaram -
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samara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kha -
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kha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse krodhavahṇau*ju
- juhoti -
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juhoti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√hu (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse dvitrairhuṅkāramntrairabhijanasamidho*ma
- madhyamaḥ -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāṇḍaveyaḥ -
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pāṇḍaveya (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 1009 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.