Sanskrit quote nr. 3919 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मान् मा भज कालकूटभगिनि स्वप्नेऽपि पद्मालये ।
व्याधीभूय कदर्थयन्ति बहुशो मातर्विकारा इमे ॥asmān mā bhaja kālakūṭabhagini svapne'pi padmālaye |
vyādhībhūya kadarthayanti bahuśo mātarvikārā ime ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Kalakuta (kālakūṭa, कालकूट): defined in 11 categories.
Bhagin (भगिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhagini (bhaginī, भगिनी): defined in 11 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न, svapnā, स्वप्ना): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Padmalaya (padmālaya, पद्मालय, padmālayā, पद्मालया): defined in 2 categories.
Vyadhin (vyādhin, व्याधिन्): defined in 17 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Kadartha (कदर्थ): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bahushah (bahusah, bahuśaḥ, बहुशः): defined in 2 categories.
Mata (māta, मात): defined in 12 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Ikara (ikāra, इकार): defined in 7 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “asmān mā bhaja kālakūṭabhagini svapne'pi padmālaye”
- asmān -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaja -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kālakūṭa -
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kālakūṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kālakūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhagini -
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bhaginī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhagin (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhagin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- svapne' -
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svapna (noun, masculine)[locative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svapnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- padmālaye -
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padmālaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]padmālaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padmālayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vyādhībhūya kadarthayanti bahuśo mātarvikārā ime”
- vyādhī -
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vyādhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vyādhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vyādhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhūya -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- kadartha -
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kadartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kadartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- bahuśo* -
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bahuśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māta -
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māta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- rvi -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ikārā* -
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ikāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3919 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.