Sanskrit quote nr. 4157 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो नु चित्रं पद्मोत्थैर् बद्धास्तन्तुभिरद्रयः ।
अविद्यमाना याविद्या तया सर्वे वशीकृताः ॥aho nu citraṃ padmotthair baddhāstantubhiradrayaḥ |
avidyamānā yāvidyā tayā sarve vaśīkṛtāḥ ||
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.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Citram (चित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Padma (पद्म, padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Uttha (उत्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Tantu (तन्तु): defined in 16 categories.
Adri (अद्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Avidyamana (avidyamāna, अविद्यमान, avidyamānā, अविद्यमाना): defined in 4 categories.
Yavi (yāvī, यावी): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Vashikrita (vasikrta, vaśīkṛta, वशीकृत, vaśīkṛtā, वशीकृता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “aho nu citraṃ padmotthair baddhāstantubhiradrayaḥ”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- padmo -
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padma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utthair -
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uttha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uttha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- baddhās -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tantubhir -
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tantu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- adrayaḥ -
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adri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “avidyamānā yāvidyā tayā sarve vaśīkṛtāḥ”
- avidyamānā* -
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avidyamāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]avidyamānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāvi -
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yāvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dyā -
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- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vaśīkṛtāḥ -
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vaśīkṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaśīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 4157 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.