Sanskrit quote nr. 2220 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अबलेति परीवादो वृथा हि हरिणीदृशाम् ।
यासां नेत्रनिपातेन नटवद् घूर्ण्यते जगत् ॥abaleti parīvādo vṛthā hi hariṇīdṛśām |
yāsāṃ netranipātena naṭavad ghūrṇyate jagat ||
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.
Abala (अबल, abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Parivada (parīvāda, परीवाद): defined in 8 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Harinidrish (harinidrs, hariṇīdṛś, हरिणीदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Yasa (yāsā, यासा): defined in 13 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Anipata (anipāta, अनिपात): defined in 1 categories.
Nata (naṭa, नट): defined in 16 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “abaleti parīvādo vṛthā hi hariṇīdṛśām”
- abale -
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abala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]abala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]abalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- parīvādo* -
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parīvāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- hariṇīdṛśām -
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hariṇīdṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “yāsāṃ netranipātena naṭavad ghūrṇyate jagat”
- yāsām -
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yāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- netra -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]netṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]netra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]netra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anipātena -
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anipāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- naṭa -
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naṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√naṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ghūrṇyate -
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√ghūrṇ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [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 2220 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.