Sanskrit quote nr. 1039 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधमं बाधते भूयो दुःखवेगो न तत्तमम् ।
पादद्वयं व्रजत्याशु शीतस्पर्शो न चक्षुषी ॥adhamaṃ bādhate bhūyo duḥkhavego na tattamam |
pādadvayaṃ vrajatyāśu śītasparśo na cakṣuṣī ||
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.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Badhata (bādhatā, बाधता): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Duhkhavega (duḥkhavega, दुःखवेग): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tamam (तमम्): defined in 5 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shitasparsha (sitasparsa, śītasparśa, शीतस्पर्श): defined in 2 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Cakshushi (caksusi, cakṣuṣī, चक्षुषी): defined in 4 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: “adhamaṃ bādhate bhūyo duḥkhavego na tattamam”
- adhamam -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- bādhate -
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bādhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bādh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- bhūyo* -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- duḥkhavego* -
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duḥkhavega (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tamam -
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tamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pādadvayaṃ vrajatyāśu śītasparśo na cakṣuṣī”
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vrajatyā -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śītasparśo* -
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śītasparśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakṣuṣī -
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cakṣus (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣai -> cakṣuṣī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]
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 1039 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.