Sanskrit quote nr. 242 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्रे व्याधः करधृतशरः पार्श्वतो जालमाला पृष्टे वह्निर्दहति नितरां संनिधौ सारमेयाः ।
एणी गर्भादलसगमना बालकै रुद्धपादा चिन्ताविष्टा वदति हि मृगं किं करोमि क्व यामिः ॥agre vyādhaḥ karadhṛtaśaraḥ pārśvato jālamālā pṛṣṭe vahnirdahati nitarāṃ saṃnidhau sārameyāḥ |
eṇī garbhādalasagamanā bālakai ruddhapādā cintāviṣṭā vadati hi mṛgaṃ kiṃ karomi kva yāmiḥ ||
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.
Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Vyadha (vyādha, व्याध): defined in 9 categories.
Karadhrita (karadhrta, karadhṛta, करधृत): defined in 1 categories.
Jalamala (jālamālā, जालमाला): defined in 1 categories.
Prishta (prsta, pṛṣṭa, पृष्ट, pṛṣṭā, पृष्टा): defined in 4 categories.
Prishti (prsti, pṛṣṭi, पृष्टि): defined in 2 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Nitaram (nitarām, नितराम्): defined in 3 categories.
Nitara (nitarā, नितरा): defined in 1 categories.
Samnidhi (saṃnidhi, संनिधि): defined in 8 categories.
Sarameya (sārameya, सारमेय): defined in 5 categories.
Eni (eṇī, एणी): defined in 7 categories.
Garbhada (garbhāda, गर्भाद): defined in 1 categories.
Lasa (लस): defined in 7 categories.
Gamana (गमन, gamanā, गमना): defined in 13 categories.
Ruddha (रुद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Cinti (चिन्ति): defined in 4 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट, iṣṭā, इष्टा): defined in 15 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Yami (yāmi, यामि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Samkhya (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: “agre vyādhaḥ karadhṛtaśaraḥ pārśvato jālamālā pṛṣṭe vahnirdahati nitarāṃ saṃnidhau sārameyāḥ”
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vyādhaḥ -
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vyādha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karadhṛta -
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karadhṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karadhṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaraḥ -
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śaras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārśvato* -
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pārśvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jālamālā -
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jālamālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pṛṣṭe -
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pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
- vahnir -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dahati -
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dahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nitarām -
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nitarām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- saṃnidhau -
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saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sārameyāḥ -
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sārameya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “eṇī garbhādalasagamanā bālakai ruddhapādā cintāviṣṭā vadati hi mṛgaṃ kiṃ karomi kva yāmiḥ”
- eṇī -
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eṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- garbhāda -
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garbhāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]garbhāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lasa -
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lasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√las (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gamanā* -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gamanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bālakai -
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- ruddha -
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ruddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ruddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
- pādā -
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- cintāvi -
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cinti (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iṣṭā* -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]iṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mṛgam -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- karomi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active first single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yāmiḥ -
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yāmi (noun, feminine)[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 242 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.