Sanskrit quote nr. 4102 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहितुण्डिकदृष्टीनाम् अशेषा भोगिनः पदम् ।
न संवर्ताग्निसारथ्ये स्थाता यन्मुखमारुतः ॥ahituṇḍikadṛṣṭīnām aśeṣā bhoginaḥ padam |
na saṃvartāgnisārathye sthātā yanmukhamārutaḥ ||
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.
Ahitundika (ahituṇḍika, अहितुण्डिक): defined in 3 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Asheshas (asesas, aśeṣas, अशेषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhogin (भोगिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sarathya (sārathya, सारथ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Sthatri (sthatr, sthātṛ, स्थातृ): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mukhamaruta (mukhamāruta, मुखमारुत): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “ahituṇḍikadṛṣṭīnām aśeṣā bhoginaḥ padam”
- ahituṇḍika -
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ahituṇḍika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛṣṭīnām -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- aśeṣā* -
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aśeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]aśeṣas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhoginaḥ -
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bhogin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhogin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na saṃvartāgnisārathye sthātā yanmukhamārutaḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvartāgni -
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saṃvartāgni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sārathye -
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sārathya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sthātā -
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sthātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mukhamārutaḥ -
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mukhamāruta (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 4102 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.