Sanskrit quote nr. 1649 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्वसति मार्जारी शुनी वा राजवेश्मनि ।
बहिर्बद्धोऽपि मातङ्गस् ततः किं लघुतां गतः ॥antarvasati mārjārī śunī vā rājaveśmani |
bahirbaddho'pi mātaṅgas tataḥ kiṃ laghutāṃ gataḥ ||
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.
Antarvasat (अन्तर्वसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Marjari (mārjāri, मार्जारि, mārjārī, मार्जारी): defined in 3 categories.
Shuni (suni, śuni, शुनि, śunī, शुनी): defined in 6 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Rajaveshman (rajavesman, rājaveśman, राजवेश्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Matanga (mātaṅga, मातङ्ग): defined in 16 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Laghuta (laghutā, लघुता): defined in 5 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): 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: “antarvasati mārjārī śunī vā rājaveśmani”
- antarvasati -
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antarvasat (noun, masculine)[locative single]antarvasat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mārjārī -
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mārjārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mārjāri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śunī -
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śunī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śuni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājaveśmani -
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rājaveśman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “bahirbaddho'pi mātaṅgas tataḥ kiṃ laghutāṃ gataḥ”
- bahir -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- baddho' -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mātaṅgas -
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mātaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- laghutām -
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laghutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (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 1649 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.