Sanskrit quote nr. 3729 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असाध्यं साधुमन्त्राणां तीव्रं वाग्विषमुत्सृजत् ।
द्विजिह्वं वदनं धत्ते दुष्टो दुर्जनपन्नगः ॥asādhyaṃ sādhumantrāṇāṃ tīvraṃ vāgviṣamutsṛjat |
dvijihvaṃ vadanaṃ dhatte duṣṭo durjanapannagaḥ ||
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.
Asadhya (asādhya, असाध्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sadhumantra (sādhumantra, साधुमन्त्र): defined in 1 categories.
Tivram (tīvram, तीव्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र): defined in 13 categories.
Vagu (vāgu, वागु): defined in 3 categories.
Vagvin (vāgvin, वाग्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dvijihva (द्विजिह्व): defined in 3 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Pannaga (पन्नग): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “asādhyaṃ sādhumantrāṇāṃ tīvraṃ vāgviṣamutsṛjat”
- asādhyam -
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asādhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asādhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asādhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sādh (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- sādhumantrāṇām -
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sādhumantra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- tīvram -
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tīvram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tīvra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīvrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāgvi -
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vāgu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāgvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāgvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mut -
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mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- sṛjat -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “dvijihvaṃ vadanaṃ dhatte duṣṭo durjanapannagaḥ”
- dvijihvam -
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dvijihva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvijihva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvijihvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vadanam -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- duṣṭo* -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- durjana -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pannagaḥ -
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pannaga (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 3729 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.