Sanskrit quote nr. 5423 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशाखनिरगाधेयम् अधःकृतजगत्त्रया ।
उद्धृत्योद्धृत्य तत्रस्थान् अहो सद्भिः समीकृता ॥āśākhaniragādheyam adhaḥkṛtajagattrayā |
uddhṛtyoddhṛtya tatrasthān aho sadbhiḥ samīkṛtā ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Khani (खनि): defined in 7 categories.
Agadha (agādha, अगाध, agādhā, अगाधा): defined in 9 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Adhahkrita (adhahkrta, adhaḥkṛta, अधःकृत): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Tra (trā, त्रा): defined in 4 categories.
Uddhritya (uddhrtya, uddhṛtya, उद्धृत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Uddhriti (uddhrti, uddhṛti, उद्धृति): defined in 2 categories.
Tatrastha (तत्रस्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Samikrita (samikrta, samīkṛtā, समीकृता): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “āśākhaniragādheyam adhaḥkṛtajagattrayā”
- āśā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- khanir -
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khani (noun, feminine)[nominative single]khani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agādhe -
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agādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]agādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√gādh (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhaḥkṛta -
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adhaḥkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhaḥkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trayā -
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trā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “uddhṛtyoddhṛtya tatrasthān aho sadbhiḥ samīkṛtā”
- uddhṛtyo -
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uddhṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uddhṛti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- uddhṛtya -
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uddhṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatrasthān -
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tatrastha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sadbhiḥ -
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sat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samīkṛtā -
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samīkṛtā (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 5423 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.