Sanskrit quote nr. 4198 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो समुद्रगम्भीरधीरचित्तमनस्विनः ।
कृत्वाप्यनन्यसामान्यम् उल्लेखं नोद्गिरन्ति ये ॥aho samudragambhīradhīracittamanasvinaḥ |
kṛtvāpyananyasāmānyam ullekhaṃ nodgiranti ye ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Samudraga (समुद्रग): defined in 1 categories.
Bhira (bhīra, भीर): defined in 1 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Anasvin (अनस्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ananya (अनन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Samanyam (sāmānyam, सामान्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samanya (sāmānya, सामान्य): defined in 19 categories.
Ullekha (उल्लेख): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 samudragambhīradhīracittamanasvinaḥ”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- samudragam -
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samudraga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samudraga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samudragā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhīra -
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bhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhīra -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- anasvinaḥ -
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anasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]anasvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kṛtvāpyananyasāmānyam ullekhaṃ nodgiranti ye”
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ananya -
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ananya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāmānyam -
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sāmānyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmānya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmānya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmānyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ullekham -
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ullekha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ullekha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ullekhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- giranti -
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√gṝ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (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 4198 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.