Sanskrit quote nr. 1429 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुकूलविधायिदैवतो विजयी स्यान् ननु कीदृशो नृपः ।
विरहिण्यपि जानकी वने निवसन्ती मुदमादधौ कुतः ॥anukūlavidhāyidaivato vijayī syān nanu kīdṛśo nṛpaḥ |
virahiṇyapi jānakī vane nivasantī mudamādadhau kutaḥ ||
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.
Anukula (anukūla, अनुकूल): defined in 8 categories.
Vidhayin (vidhāyin, विधायिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Daivata (दैवत): defined in 5 categories.
Vijayin (विजयिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Kidrish (kidrs, kīdṛś, कीदृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Kidrisha (kidrsa, kīdṛśa, कीदृश): defined in 3 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Virahini (virahiṇī, विरहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Virahin (विरहिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Janaki (jānaki, जानकि, jānakī, जानकी): defined in 3 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vasanti (vasantī, वसन्ती): defined in 8 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “anukūlavidhāyidaivato vijayī syān nanu kīdṛśo nṛpaḥ”
- anukūla -
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anukūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anukūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhāyi -
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vidhāyin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidhāyin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daivato* -
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daivataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]daivata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijayī -
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vijayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syān -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kīdṛśo* -
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kīdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kīdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kīdṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛpaḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “virahiṇyapi jānakī vane nivasantī mudamādadhau kutaḥ”
- virahiṇya -
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virahiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]virahin (noun, masculine)[locative single]virahin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jānakī -
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jānakī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jānaki (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vasantī -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb]
- mudam -
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muda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mud (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āda -
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āda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- dhau -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kutaḥ -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (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 1429 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.