Sanskrit quote nr. 1144 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधोऽर्धे लक्षणं यस्य परार्धे नैव दृश्यते ।
अधमः स भवेत् खङ्गः क्षितीशानां भयावहः ॥adho'rdhe lakṣaṇaṃ yasya parārdhe naiva dṛśyate |
adhamaḥ sa bhavet khaṅgaḥ kṣitīśānāṃ bhayāvahaḥ ||
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.
Ardhe (अर्धे): defined in 1 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध, ardhā, अर्धा): defined in 8 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण): defined in 22 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Parardha (parārdha, परार्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Kham (खम्): defined in 3 categories.
Khanj (khañj, खञ्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Kshitisha (ksitisa, kṣitīśa, क्षितीश): defined in 2 categories.
Bhayavaha (bhayāvaha, भयावह): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “adho'rdhe lakṣaṇaṃ yasya parārdhe naiva dṛśyate”
- adho' -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ardhe -
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ardhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ardha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- parārdhe -
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parārdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]parārdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “adhamaḥ sa bhavet khaṅgaḥ kṣitīśānāṃ bhayāvahaḥ”
- adhamaḥ -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- khaṅ -
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kham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]khañj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]khañj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaḥ -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣitīśānām -
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kṣitīśa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- bhayāvahaḥ -
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bhayāvaha (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 1144 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.