Sanskrit quote nr. 3924 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्माभिश्चतुरम्बुराशिरशनावच्छेदिनीं मेदिनीं ।
भ्राम्यद्भिर्न स कोऽपि निस्तुषगुणो दृष्टो विशिष्टो जनः ॥asmābhiścaturamburāśiraśanāvacchedinīṃ medinīṃ |
bhrāmyadbhirna sa ko'pi nistuṣaguṇo dṛṣṭo viśiṣṭo janaḥ ||
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.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Amburashi (amburasi, amburāśi, अम्बुराशि): defined in 3 categories.
Accha (अच्छ, acchā, अच्छा): defined in 9 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Medini (medinī, मेदिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Bhramin (bhrāmin, भ्रामिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Nistusha (nistusa, nistuṣa, निस्तुष): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Vishishta (visista, viśiṣṭa, विशिष्ट): defined in 11 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “asmābhiścaturamburāśiraśanāvacchedinīṃ medinīṃ”
- asmābhiś -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- catur -
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catur (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]catu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]catu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amburāśir -
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amburāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśanāva -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśani (noun, feminine)[locative single]aśani (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- acche -
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accha (noun, masculine)[locative single]accha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]acchā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nī -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- medinīm -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhrāmyadbhirna sa ko'pi nistuṣaguṇo dṛṣṭo viśiṣṭo janaḥ”
- bhrāmya -
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bhrāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhrāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhram]√bhram (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- adbhir -
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ap (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nistuṣa -
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nistuṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nistuṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇo* -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭo* -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- viśiṣṭo* -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (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 3924 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.