Sanskrit quote nr. 4705 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदायादाय मुक्तास्तदनु शिखिधियादाय माणिक्यवर्गं ।
धूमभ्रान्तिं वहन्त्यः स्ववदनकमलामोदलुब्धालिवृन्दे ॥ādāyādāya muktāstadanu śikhidhiyādāya māṇikyavargaṃ |
dhūmabhrāntiṃ vahantyaḥ svavadanakamalāmodalubdhālivṛnde ||
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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.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Shikhi (sikhi, śikhī, शिखी): defined in 14 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Manikya (māṇikya, माणिक्य): defined in 11 categories.
Varga (वर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Dhuma (dhūma, धूम): defined in 17 categories.
Bhranti (bhrānti, भ्रान्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Svavas (स्ववस्): defined in 1 categories.
Anaka (अनक): defined in 6 categories.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Lubdha (लुब्ध, lubdhā, लुब्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Vrinda (vrnda, vṛnda, वृन्द, vṛndā, वृन्दा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ādāyādāya muktāstadanu śikhidhiyādāya māṇikyavargaṃ”
- ādāyād -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- muktās -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śikhi -
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śikhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śikhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śikhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śikhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhiyā -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√dhi (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- adāya -
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ada (noun, masculine)[dative single]ada (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- māṇikya -
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māṇikya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māṇikya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vargam -
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varga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dhūmabhrāntiṃ vahantyaḥ svavadanakamalāmodalubdhālivṛnde”
- dhūma -
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dhūma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrāntim -
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bhrānti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vahantyaḥ -
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vahantī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
- svavad -
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svavat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svavat (noun, masculine)[compound]svavas (noun, masculine)[compound]svavas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anakam -
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anaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alāmo -
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√al (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]√lā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first plural]
- uda -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- lubdhā -
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lubdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lubdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lubdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vṛnde -
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vṛnda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vṛnda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vṛndā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative 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 4705 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.