Sanskrit quote nr. 4797 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आधाय द्रुतमाकृतेरुपशमाद् विश्वासनं संनिधौ ।
एकैकं शफरं बकोटकपटाचार्यो जिघृक्षन् मुहुः ॥ādhāya drutamākṛterupaśamād viśvāsanaṃ saṃnidhau |
ekaikaṃ śapharaṃ bakoṭakapaṭācāryo jighṛkṣan muhuḥ ||
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.
Adhaya (ādhāya, आधाय): defined in 3 categories.
Drutam (द्रुतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Druta (द्रुत): defined in 12 categories.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛti, आकृति): defined in 13 categories.
Upashama (upasama, upaśama, उपशम): defined in 7 categories.
Vishvasana (visvasana, viśvāsana, विश्वासन): defined in 4 categories.
Samnidhi (saṃnidhi, संनिधि): defined in 8 categories.
Shaphara (saphara, śaphara, शफर): defined in 7 categories.
Bakota (bakoṭa, बकोट): defined in 3 categories.
Kapata (kapaṭa, कपट): defined in 10 categories.
Acari (ācārī, आचारी): defined in 5 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Jighrikshat (jighrksat, jighṛkṣat, जिघृक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Tamil, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ādhāya drutamākṛterupaśamād viśvāsanaṃ saṃnidhau”
- ādhāya -
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ādhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- drutam -
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drutam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]druta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]druta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]drutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākṛter -
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ākṛti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ākṛti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- upaśamād -
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upaśama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- viśvāsanam -
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viśvāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saṃnidhau -
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saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “ekaikaṃ śapharaṃ bakoṭakapaṭācāryo jighṛkṣan muhuḥ”
- ekaikam -
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ekaika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ekaika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ekaikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śapharam -
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śaphara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bakoṭa -
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bakoṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kapaṭā -
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kapaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kapaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ācāryo* -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jighṛkṣan -
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√grah -> jighṛkṣat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah], [vocative single from √grah]
- Cannot analyse muhuḥ
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 4797 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.