Sanskrit quote nr. 5708 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहारे बडवानलश्च शयने यः कुम्भकर्णायते ।
संदेशे बधिरः पलायनविधौ सिंहः शृगालो रणे ॥āhāre baḍavānalaśca śayane yaḥ kumbhakarṇāyate |
saṃdeśe badhiraḥ palāyanavidhau siṃhaḥ śṛgālo raṇe ||
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.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Bat (baṭ, बट्): defined in 4 categories.
Avana (avāna, अवान): defined in 6 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kumbhakarna (kumbhakarṇa, कुम्भकर्ण): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Badhira (बधिर): defined in 11 categories.
Palayana (palāyana, पलायन): defined in 7 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 7 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Shrigala (srgala, śṛgāla, शृगाल): defined in 10 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “āhāre baḍavānalaśca śayane yaḥ kumbhakarṇāyate”
- āhāre -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]āhāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- baḍ -
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baṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avāna -
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avāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laś -
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las (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]las (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śayane -
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śayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]śayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kumbhakarṇāya -
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kumbhakarṇa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “saṃdeśe badhiraḥ palāyanavidhau siṃhaḥ śṛgālo raṇe”
- sandeśe -
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sandeśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- badhiraḥ -
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badhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- palāyana -
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palāyana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhau -
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vidh (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- siṃhaḥ -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śṛgālo* -
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śṛgāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (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 5708 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.