Sanskrit quote nr. 396 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजामूत्रं च तद्विष्ठा सूकरस्य तथैव विट् ।
बुद्बुदं लेपतो हन्यान् मण्डलिक्ष्वेडसंभवम् ॥ajāmūtraṃ ca tadviṣṭhā sūkarasya tathaiva viṭ |
budbudaṃ lepato hanyān maṇḍalikṣveḍasaṃbhavam ||
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.
Aja (ajā, अजा): defined in 22 categories.
Mutra (mūtra, मूत्र): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vishtha (vistha, viṣṭhā, विष्ठा): defined in 7 categories.
Sukara (sūkara, सूकर): defined in 16 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vid (viḍ, विड्): defined in 2 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्, viś, विश्): defined in 8 categories.
Budbuda (बुद्बुद): defined in 11 categories.
Mandali (maṇḍalī, मण्डली): defined in 9 categories.
Kshveda (ksveda, kṣveḍa, क्ष्वेड): defined in 5 categories.
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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: “ajāmūtraṃ ca tadviṣṭhā sūkarasya tathaiva viṭ”
- ajā -
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ajā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mūtram -
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mūtra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viṣṭhā -
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viṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sūkarasya -
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sūkara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- viṭ -
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viḍ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]viṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]viś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “budbudaṃ lepato hanyān maṇḍalikṣveḍasaṃbhavam”
- budbudam -
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budbuda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]budbuda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]budbudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lepato* -
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√lep -> lepat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √lep class 1 verb], [ablative single from √lep class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lep class 1 verb]√lep -> lepat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √lep class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lep class 1 verb]√lip -> lepat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √lip class 1 verb], [ablative single from √lip class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lip class 1 verb]√lip -> lepat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √lip class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lip class 1 verb]√lep (verb class 1)[present active third dual]√lip (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- hanyān -
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√han (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- maṇḍali -
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maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maṇḍalin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣveḍa -
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kṣveḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣveḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣviḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sambhavam -
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sambhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sambhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sambhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 396 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.