Sanskrit quote nr. 4785 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आद्ये बद्धा विरहदिवसे या शिखा दाम हित्वा ।
शापस्यान्ते विगलितशुचा या मयोद्वेष्टनीया ॥ādye baddhā virahadivase yā śikhā dāma hitvā |
śāpasyānte vigalitaśucā yā mayodveṣṭanīyā ||
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.
Adya (ādya, आद्य, ādyā, आद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikha, शिख, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Dama (dāma, दाम): defined in 14 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Hitva (hitvā, हित्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Hitvan (हित्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shapa (sapa, śāpa, शाप): defined in 11 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Mayu (मयु): defined in 5 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Udveshtaniya (udvestaniya, udveṣṭanīyā, उद्वेष्टनीया): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ādye baddhā virahadivase yā śikhā dāma hitvā”
- ādye -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ādyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad], [locative single from √ad]√ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ad], [vocative single from √ad], [vocative dual from √ad], [accusative dual from √ad]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect passive first single]√ad (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- baddhā* -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viraha -
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viraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- divase -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śikhā* -
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śikha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dāma -
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dāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dāman (noun, masculine)[compound]dāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śāpasyānte vigalitaśucā yā mayodveṣṭanīyā”
- śāpasyā -
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śāpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vigalitaśucā* -
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vigalitaśucā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mayo -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mayu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udveṣṭanīyā -
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udveṣṭanīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 4785 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.