Sanskrit quote nr. 3391 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अविविक्तावतिस्तब्धौ स्तनावाढ्याविवादृतौ ।
विविक्तावानतावेव दरिद्राविव गर्हितौ ॥

aviviktāvatistabdhau stanāvāḍhyāvivādṛtau |
viviktāvānatāveva daridrāviva garhitau ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Avivikta (अविविक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Stabdhi (स्तब्धि): defined in 1 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Adrita (adrta, ādṛta, आदृत): defined in 5 categories.
Vivikta (विविक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Vivikti (विविक्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Anata (ānata, आनत): defined in 7 categories.
Anati (ānati, आनति): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Garhita (गर्हित): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture)

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: “aviviktāvatistabdhau stanāvāḍhyāvivādṛtau
  • aviviktāva -
  • avivikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • stabdhau -
  • stabdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    stabdhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √stabh class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √stabh class 9 verb]
    stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √stambh class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √stambh class 9 verb]
  • stanāvā -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    stan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • āḍhyāvi -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ādṛtau -
  • ādṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “viviktāvānatāveva daridrāviva garhitau
  • viviktāvā -
  • vivikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vivikti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ānatāve -
  • ānata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ānati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daridrāvi -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • garhitau -
  • garhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 3391 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.

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