Sanskrit quote nr. 1389 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिबन्धनकचबन्धनम् अनिदानं दानमुत्तरीयस्य ।
आकस्मिकमन्दस्मितम् अपहस्तयतीव बाल्यमेतस्याः ॥anibandhanakacabandhanam anidānaṃ dānamuttarīyasya |
ākasmikamandasmitam apahastayatīva bālyametasyāḥ ||
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.
Anibandhana (अनिबन्धन): defined in 1 categories.
Kaca (कच): defined in 11 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 categories.
Anidana (anidāna, अनिदान): defined in 1 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Uttariya (uttarīya, उत्तरीय): defined in 13 categories.
Akasmika (ākasmika, आकस्मिक): defined in 6 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Apahasta (अपहस्त): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Balya (bālya, बाल्य): defined in 10 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: “anibandhanakacabandhanam anidānaṃ dānamuttarīyasya”
- anibandhana -
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anibandhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anibandhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaca -
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kaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bandhanam -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bandhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anidānam -
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anidāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anidāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anidānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uttarīyasya -
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uttarīya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “ākasmikamandasmitam apahastayatīva bālyametasyāḥ”
- ākasmikam -
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ākasmika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākasmika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anda -
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√and (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- smitam -
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smita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
- apahasta -
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apahasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatī -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bālyam -
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bālya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etasyāḥ -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 1389 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.