Sanskrit quote nr. 1697 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धीकरोमि भुवनं बधिरीकरोमि धीरं सचेतनमचेतनतां नयामि ।
कृत्यं न पश्यति न येन हितं शृणोति धीमानधीतमपि न प्रतिसंदधाति ॥andhīkaromi bhuvanaṃ badhirīkaromi dhīraṃ sacetanamacetanatāṃ nayāmi |
kṛtyaṃ na paśyati na yena hitaṃ śṛṇoti dhīmānadhītamapi na pratisaṃdadhāti ||
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.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dhiram (dhīram, धीरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Sacetana (सचेतन): defined in 5 categories.
Acetana (अचेतन): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Krityam (krtyam, kṛtyam, कृत्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Dhimat (dhīmat, धीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Adhita (adhīta, अधीत): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Shaiva philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “andhīkaromi bhuvanaṃ badhirīkaromi dhīraṃ sacetanamacetanatāṃ nayāmi”
- Cannot analyse andhīkaromi*bh
- bhuvanam -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ba -
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ba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhir -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- karomi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active first single]
- dhīram -
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dhīram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sacetanam -
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sacetana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sacetana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sacetanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- acetana -
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acetana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acetana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nayāmi -
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√nay (verb class 1)[present active first single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- Line 2: “kṛtyaṃ na paśyati na yena hitaṃ śṛṇoti dhīmānadhītamapi na pratisaṃdadhāti”
- kṛtyam -
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kṛtyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- śṛṇoti -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- dhīmān -
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dhīmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhītam -
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adhīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratisan -
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pratisam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dadhāti -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present active third 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 1697 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.