Sanskrit quote nr. 4732 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदिमध्यान्तरहितं दशाहीनं पुरातनम् ।
अद्वितीयमहं वन्दे मद्वस्त्रसदृशं हरिम् ॥ādimadhyāntarahitaṃ daśāhīnaṃ purātanam |
advitīyamahaṃ vande madvastrasadṛśaṃ harim ||
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.
Adima (ādima, आदिम): defined in 7 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Dhya (dhyā, ध्या): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (āntara, आन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Ahina (ahīna, अहीन): defined in 6 categories.
Puratana (purātana, पुरातन): defined in 6 categories.
Advitiya (advitīya, अद्वितीय): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vanda (वन्द, vandā, वन्दा): defined in 5 categories.
Madvan (मद्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Asadrisha (asadrsa, asadṛśa, असदृश): defined in 4 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Tamil
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: “ādimadhyāntarahitaṃ daśāhīnaṃ purātanam”
- ādima -
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ādima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first plural]
- dhyā -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āntara -
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āntara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āntara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- daśā -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ahīnam -
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ahīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ahīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ahīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- purātanam -
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purātana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]purātana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “advitīyamahaṃ vande madvastrasadṛśaṃ harim”
- advitīyam -
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advitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]advitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]advitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vande -
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vanda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vanda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vandā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vand (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- madva -
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madvan (noun, masculine)[compound]madvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- stra -
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stṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- asadṛśam -
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asadṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asadṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- harim -
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hari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]hari (noun, feminine)[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 4732 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.