Sanskrit quote nr. 4710 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदावप्युपचारचाटुविनयालंकारशोभान्वितं ।
मध्ये चापि विचित्रवाक्यकुसुमैरभ्यर्चितं निष्फलैः ॥ādāvapyupacāracāṭuvinayālaṃkāraśobhānvitaṃ |
madhye cāpi vicitravākyakusumairabhyarcitaṃ niṣphalaiḥ ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Upacara (upacāra, उपचार): defined in 14 categories.
Catu (cāṭu, चाटु): defined in 8 categories.
Vinaya (विनय, vinayā, विनया): defined in 15 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ): defined in 11 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Abhyarcita (अभ्यर्चित): defined in 1 categories.
Nishphala (nisphala, niṣphala, निष्फल): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ādāvapyupacāracāṭuvinayālaṃkāraśobhānvitaṃ”
- ādāva -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- upacāra -
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upacāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāṭu -
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cāṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāṭu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāṭu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vinayā -
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vinaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vinayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alaṅkāra -
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alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhān -
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śobha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “madhye cāpi vicitravākyakusumairabhyarcitaṃ niṣphalaiḥ”
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vicitra -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākya -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- kusumair -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kusuma (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- abhyarcitam -
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abhyarcita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhyarcita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhyarcitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- niṣphalaiḥ -
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niṣphala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niṣphala (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 4710 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.