Sanskrit quote nr. 1387 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
बन्धुभिर्बद्धसंयोगः सुजने चतुरश्रता ।
तच्चित्तानुविधायित्वम् इति वृत्तं महात्मनाम् ॥bandhubhirbaddhasaṃyogaḥ sujane caturaśratā |
taccittānuvidhāyitvam iti vṛttaṃ mahātmanām ||
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.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Samyoga (saṃyoga, संयोग): defined in 18 categories.
Sujana (सुजन): defined in 10 categories.
Caturashrata (caturasrata, caturaśratā, चतुरश्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “bandhubhirbaddhasaṃyogaḥ sujane caturaśratā”
- bandhubhir -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- baddha -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]baddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyogaḥ -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sujane -
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sujana (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- caturaśratā -
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caturaśratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “taccittānuvidhāyitvam iti vṛttaṃ mahātmanām”
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cittān -
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citta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uvi -
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ū (noun, masculine)[locative single]ū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dhā -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 1387 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.