Sanskrit quote nr. 4916 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपदामापतन्तीनां हितोऽप्यायाति हेतुताम् ।
मातृजङ्घा हि वत्सस्य स्तम्भीभवति बन्धने ॥āpadāmāpatantīnāṃ hito'pyāyāti hetutām |
mātṛjaṅghā hi vatsasya stambhībhavati bandhane ||
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.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Apada (āpadā, आपदा): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Hetuta (hetutā, हेतुता): defined in 2 categories.
Jangha (jaṅgha, जङ्घ, jaṅghā, जङ्घा): defined in 17 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vatsa (वत्स): defined in 15 categories.
Stambhi (स्तम्भि): defined in 1 categories.
Stambhin (स्तम्भिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 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: “āpadāmāpatantīnāṃ hito'pyāyāti hetutām”
- āpadām -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]āpadā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āpat -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active third single]
- antīnām -
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anti (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]antī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- hito' -
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hita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- apyāyā -
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apya (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hetutām -
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hetutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “mātṛjaṅghā hi vatsasya stambhībhavati bandhane”
- mātṛ -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jaṅghā* -
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jaṅgha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jaṅghā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vatsasya -
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vatsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vatsa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- stambhī -
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stambhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]stambhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bandhane -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[locative single]bandhana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 4916 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.