Sanskrit quote nr. 445 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानान्धमबान्धवं कवलितं रक्षोभिरक्षाभिधैः क्षिप्तं मोहमहान्धकूपकुहरे दुर्हृद्भिराभ्य्न्तरैः ।
क्रन्दन्तं शरणागतं गतधृतिं सर्वापदामास्पदं मा मां मुञ्च महेश पेशलदृशा सत्रासमाश्वासय ॥ajñānāndhamabāndhavaṃ kavalitaṃ rakṣobhirakṣābhidhaiḥ kṣiptaṃ mohamahāndhakūpakuhare durhṛdbhirābhyntaraiḥ |
krandantaṃ śaraṇāgataṃ gatadhṛtiṃ sarvāpadāmāspadaṃ mā māṃ muñca maheśa peśaladṛśā satrāsamāśvāsaya ||
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.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान): defined in 12 categories.
Dhama (धम): defined in 13 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Kavalita (कवलित): defined in 2 categories.
Rakshas (raksas, rakṣas, रक्षस्): defined in 6 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Abhidha (abhidhā, अभिधा): defined in 7 categories.
Kshipta (ksipta, kṣipta, क्षिप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Mohama (मोहम): defined in 1 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Hat (hāt, हात्): defined in 5 categories.
Dah (दह्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Sharanagata (saranagata, śaraṇāgata, शरणागत): defined in 5 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Aspada (āspada, आस्पद): defined in 11 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahesha (mahesa, maheśa, महेश): defined in 10 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Satrasa (satrāsa, सत्रास): defined in 1 categories.
Ashva (asva, āśva, आश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ajñānāndhamabāndhavaṃ kavalitaṃ rakṣobhirakṣābhidhaiḥ kṣiptaṃ mohamahāndhakūpakuhare durhṛdbhirābhyntaraiḥ”
- ajñānān -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhama -
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dhama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bāndhavam -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kavalitam -
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kavalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kavalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kavalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rakṣobhir -
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rakṣas (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]rakṣas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- akṣā -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√akṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhidhai -
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abhidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- kṣiptam -
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kṣipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- mohama -
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mohama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hān -
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ha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√hā -> hāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 1 verb]
- dhak -
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dah (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dah (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ūpa -
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√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- kuhare -
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kuhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]kuhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse durhṛdbhirābhyntaraiḥ
- Line 2: “krandantaṃ śaraṇāgataṃ gatadhṛtiṃ sarvāpadāmāspadaṃ mā māṃ muñca maheśa peśaladṛśā satrāsamāśvāsaya”
- krandantam -
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√krand -> krandat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √krand class 1 verb]
- śaraṇāgatam -
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śaraṇāgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇāgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇāgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gata -
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gata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhṛtim -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sarvā -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saru (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apadāmā -
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√pad (verb class 1)[imperfect active first plural]
- āspadam -
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āspada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- muñca -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- maheśa -
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maheśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- peśala -
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peśala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]peśala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśā -
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dṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- satrāsam -
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satrāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satrāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satrāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśvā -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]āśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āsaya -
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√ās (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]√as (verb class 0)[imperative active second 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 445 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.