Sanskrit quote nr. 4974 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आबद्धकृत्रिमसटाजटिलांसभित्तिर् ।
आरोपितो यदि पदं मृगवैरिणः श्वा ॥ābaddhakṛtrimasaṭājaṭilāṃsabhittir |
āropito yadi padaṃ mṛgavairiṇaḥ śvā ||
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.
Aropita (āropita, आरोपित): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Mrigava (mrgava, mṛgava, मृगव): defined in 2 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “ābaddhakṛtrimasaṭājaṭilāṃsabhittir”
- Cannot analyse ābaddhakṛtrimasaṭājaṭilāṃsabhittir
- Line 2: “āropito yadi padaṃ mṛgavairiṇaḥ śvā”
- āropito* -
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āropita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mṛgavai -
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mṛgava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- airi -
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√īr (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- ṇaḥ -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvā -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[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 4974 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.