Sanskrit quote nr. 4750 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ तावद् व्यापारस्था यमवरुणधनदसदृशा भवन्त्यतिगर्विता ।
मानोन्मत्ता दर्पोत्सिक्ताः परिभवहरणनिरता भवन्त्यतिदारुणाः ॥ādau tāvad vyāpārasthā yamavaruṇadhanadasadṛśā bhavantyatigarvitā |
mānonmattā darpotsiktāḥ paribhavaharaṇaniratā bhavantyatidāruṇāḥ ||
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.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Varuna (varuṇa, वरुण): defined in 24 categories.
Dhanada (धनद): defined in 8 categories.
Sadrisha (sadrsa, sadṛśa, सदृश, sadṛśā, सदृशा): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavanti (भवन्ति, bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Atigarvita (atigarvitā, अतिगर्विता): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (māna, मान, mānā, माना): defined in 24 categories.
Unmatta (उन्मत्त, unmattā, उन्मत्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Utsikta (उत्सिक्त, utsiktā, उत्सिक्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Harana (haraṇa, हरण): defined in 12 categories.
Nirata (निरत, niratā, निरता): defined in 11 categories.
Atidaruna (atidāruṇa, अतिदारुण, atidāruṇā, अतिदारुणा): defined in 4 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, 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: “ādau tāvad vyāpārasthā yamavaruṇadhanadasadṛśā bhavantyatigarvitā”
- 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]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vyāpāras -
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vyāpāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thā* -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yama -
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yama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varuṇa -
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varuṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanada -
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dhanada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhanada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadṛśā* -
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sadṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavantya -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- atigarvitā -
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atigarvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mānonmattā darpotsiktāḥ paribhavaharaṇaniratā bhavantyatidāruṇāḥ”
- māno -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- unmattā* -
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unmatta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]unmattā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- darpo -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- utsiktāḥ -
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utsikta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utsiktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paribhava -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- haraṇa -
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haraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]haraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niratā* -
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nirata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niratā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavantya -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- atidāruṇāḥ -
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atidāruṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]atidāruṇā (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 4750 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.