Sanskrit quote nr. 1100 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिगतपरमार्थान् पण्डितान् मावमंस्थास् तृणमिव लघु लक्ष्मीर्नैव तान् संरुणद्धि ।
अभिनवमदलेखाश्यामगण्डस्थलानां न भवति बिसतन्तुर्वारणं वारणानाम् ॥

adhigataparamārthān paṇḍitān māvamaṃsthās tṛṇamiva laghu lakṣmīrnaiva tān saṃruṇaddhi |
abhinavamadalekhāśyāmagaṇḍasthalānāṃ na bhavati bisatanturvāraṇaṃ vāraṇānām ||

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.

Adhigata (अधिगत): defined in 6 categories.
Paramartha (paramārtha, परमार्थ): defined in 15 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Ama (अम, āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Stha (स्थ, sthā, स्था): defined in 8 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Adala (अदल, adalā, अदला): defined in 4 categories.
Khashi (khasi, khāśi, खाशि): defined in 8 categories.
Gandasthala (gaṇḍasthala, गण्डस्थल): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Bisatantu (बिसतन्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Varana (vāraṇa, वारण, vāraṇā, वारणा): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Jain philosophy, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaiva philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law)

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: “adhigataparamārthān paṇḍitān māvamaṃsthās tṛṇamiva laghu lakṣmīrnaiva tān saṃruṇaddhi”
adhigata -
adhigata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhigata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramārthān -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
paṇḍitān -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

paṇḍita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [ablative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
māva -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first dual]
amaṃ -
ama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

amā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthās -
stha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

sthā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tṛṇam -
tṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
laghu -
laghu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

laghu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

laghu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

laghu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lakṣmīr -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ruṇaddhi -
√rudh (verb class 7)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “abhinavamadalekhāśyāmagaṇḍasthalānāṃ na bhavati bisatanturvāraṇaṃ vāraṇānām”
abhinavam -
abhinava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhinava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

abhinavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adale -
adala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

adalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
khāśyā -
khāśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
āma -
āma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇḍasthalānām -
gaṇḍasthala (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
bisatantur -
bisatantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāraṇam -
vāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāraṇānām -
vāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vāraṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 1100 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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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019