Sanskrit quote nr. 4217 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आः सीते पतिगर्वविभ्रमभरभ्रान्तभ्रमद्बान्धव- ।
प्रध्वंसस्मितकान्तिमत् तव तदा जातं यदेतन्मुखम् ॥āḥ sīte patigarvavibhramabharabhrāntabhramadbāndhava- |
pradhvaṃsasmitakāntimat tava tadā jātaṃ yadetanmukham ||
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.
Sita (sītā, सीता, sīta, सीत): defined in 23 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Bhranta (bhrānta, भ्रान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Pradhvamsa (pradhvaṃsa, प्रध्वंस): defined in 6 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Kantimat (kāntimat, कान्तिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “āḥ sīte patigarvavibhramabharabhrāntabhramadbāndhava-”
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- sīte -
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sītā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> sīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb]
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- garva -
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garva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√garv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vibhrama -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhara -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhrānta -
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bhrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramad -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhramat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bāndhava -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “pradhvaṃsasmitakāntimat tava tadā jātaṃ yadetanmukham”
- pradhvaṃsa -
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pradhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- smita -
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smita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √smi class 1 verb]
- kāntimat -
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kāntimat (noun, masculine)[compound]kāntimat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- yade -
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yad (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 4217 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.