Sanskrit quote nr. 2593 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भसा भिद्यते सेतुस् तथा मन्त्रोऽप्यरक्षितः ।
पैशुन्याद् भिद्यते स्नेहो वाग्भिर्भिद्येत कातरः ॥ambhasā bhidyate setus tathā mantro'pyarakṣitaḥ |
paiśunyād bhidyate sneho vāgbhirbhidyeta kātaraḥ ||
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.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Setri (setr, setṛ, सेतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Setu (सेतु): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Arakshitri (araksitr, arakṣitṛ, अरक्षितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Arakshita (araksita, arakṣita, अरक्षित): defined in 6 categories.
Paishunya (paisunya, paiśunya, पैशुन्य): defined in 11 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Pali, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ambhasā bhidyate setus tathā mantro'pyarakṣitaḥ”
- ambhasā -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhidyate -
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√bhid (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bhid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- setus -
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setṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]setu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]setu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mantro' -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- arakṣitaḥ -
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arakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]arakṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “paiśunyād bhidyate sneho vāgbhirbhidyeta kātaraḥ”
- paiśunyād -
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paiśunya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhidyate -
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√bhid (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√bhid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- sneho* -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāgbhir -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- bhidyeta -
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√bhid (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√bhid (verb class 7)[optative passive third single]
- kātaraḥ -
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kātara (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 2593 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.