Sanskrit quote nr. 5594 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीद् गङ्गाधरस् तस्य भ्राता गङ्गाधरोपमः ।
एकान् बबन्ध यो व्यालान् मुमोचैकान् यदृच्छया ॥āsīd gaṅgādharas tasya bhrātā gaṅgādharopamaḥ |
ekān babandha yo vyālān mumocaikān yadṛcchayā ||
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.
Gangadhara (gaṅgādhara, गङ्गाधर): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Vyala (vyāla, व्याल): defined in 13 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Yadriccha (yadrccha, yadṛcchā, यदृच्छा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “āsīd gaṅgādharas tasya bhrātā gaṅgādharopamaḥ”
- āsīd -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- gaṅgādharas -
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gaṅgādhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhrātā -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- gaṅgādharo -
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gaṅgādhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- upamaḥ -
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upama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ekān babandha yo vyālān mumocaikān yadṛcchayā”
- ekān -
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eka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- babandha -
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√bandh (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√bandh (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√bandh (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyālān -
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vyāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]vyāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mumocai -
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√muc (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√muc (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- aikān -
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aika (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yadṛcchayā -
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yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 5594 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.