Sanskrit quote nr. 3623 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंदधानो मानान्धः समेनापि हतो भृशम् ।
आमकुम्भमिवाभित्त्वा नावतिष्ठेत शक्तिमान् ॥asaṃdadhāno mānāndhaḥ samenāpi hato bhṛśam |
āmakumbhamivābhittvā nāvatiṣṭheta śaktimān ||
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.
Manandha (mānāndha, मानान्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Nava (nāva, नाव): defined in 16 categories.
Shaktimat (saktimat, śaktimat, शक्तिमत्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “asaṃdadhāno mānāndhaḥ samenāpi hato bhṛśam”
- asandadhāno* -
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asandadhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mānāndhaḥ -
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mānāndha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samenā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sama (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hato* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “āmakumbhamivābhittvā nāvatiṣṭheta śaktimān”
- Cannot analyse āmakumbhamivābhittvā*nā
- nāva -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣṭheta -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- śaktimān -
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śaktimat (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 3623 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.