Sanskrit quote nr. 4748 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ तन्व्यो बृहन्मध्या विस्तारिण्यः पदे पदे ।
यायिन्यो न निवर्तन्ते सतां मैत्र्यः सरित्समाः ॥ādau tanvyo bṛhanmadhyā vistāriṇyaḥ pade pade |
yāyinyo na nivartante satāṃ maitryaḥ saritsamāḥ ||
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.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Brihanmadhya (brhanmadhya, bṛhanmadhya, बृहन्मध्य, bṛhanmadhyā, बृहन्मध्या): defined in 1 categories.
Vistarini (vistāriṇī, विस्तारिणी): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padi (पदि): defined in 7 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Maitri (maitrī, मैत्री): defined in 14 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
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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: “ādau tanvyo bṛhanmadhyā vistāriṇyaḥ pade pade”
- ādau -
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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]
- tanvyo* -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bṛhanmadhyā* -
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bṛhanmadhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bṛhanmadhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vistāriṇyaḥ -
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vistāriṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “yāyinyo na nivartante satāṃ maitryaḥ saritsamāḥ”
- yāyinyo* -
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yāyinī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vartante -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- satām -
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sat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- maitryaḥ -
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maitrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarit -
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sarit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- samāḥ -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 4748 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.