Sanskrit quote nr. 5447 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशालतावलयितं बद्धमूलमविद्यया ।
को हि तापयितुं शक्तः मुखेन भवपादपम् ॥āśālatāvalayitaṃ baddhamūlamavidyayā |
ko hi tāpayituṃ śaktaḥ mukhena bhavapādapam ||
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.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Valayita (वलयित): defined in 4 categories.
Baddhamula (baddhamūla, बद्धमूल): defined in 3 categories.
Avidya (avidyā, अविद्या): defined in 16 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Shakta (sakta, śakta, शक्त): defined in 9 categories.
Mukhena (मुखेन): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Padapa (pādapa, पादप): defined in 9 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), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āśālatāvalayitaṃ baddhamūlamavidyayā”
- āśā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- valayitam -
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valayita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]valayita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]valayitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- baddhamūlam -
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baddhamūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]baddhamūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]baddhamūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avidyayā -
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avidyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “ko hi tāpayituṃ śaktaḥ mukhena bhavapādapam”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tāpayitum -
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√tap -> tāpayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √tap]
- śaktaḥ -
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śakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- mukhena -
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mukhena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pādapam -
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pādapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pādapā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5447 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.