Sanskrit quote nr. 2237 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अब्धिर्यद्यवधीरितो न तु तदा तस्मान्निपीयाम्बुदैर् ।
वान्तान् याचसि काकुभिर्जललवानुत्तानचञ्चूपुटः ॥abdhiryadyavadhīrito na tu tadā tasmānnipīyāmbudair |
vāntān yācasi kākubhirjalalavānuttānacañcūpuṭaḥ ||
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.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Avadhirita (avadhīrita, अवधीरित): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Vanta (vānta, वान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Kaku (kāku, काकु): defined in 10 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Uttana (uttāna, उत्तान): defined in 8 categories.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु): defined in 9 categories.
Puta (puṭa, पुट): defined in 17 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: “abdhiryadyavadhīrito na tu tadā tasmānnipīyāmbudair”
- abdhir -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- avadhīrito* -
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avadhīrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse tasmānnipīyāmbudair
- Line 2: “vāntān yācasi kākubhirjalalavānuttānacañcūpuṭaḥ”
- vāntān -
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vānta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vam -> vānta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vam class 1 verb]
- yācasi -
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√yāc (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- kākubhir -
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kāku (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- jala -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lavān -
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lava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uttāna -
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uttāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcū -
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cañcū (noun, feminine)[compound]cañcu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cañcu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- puṭaḥ -
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puṭa (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 2237 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.