Sanskrit quote nr. 5763 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इडया संचरन् वायुः सौम्ये कार्ये शुभः स्मृतः ।
पिङ्गलायां तथा दीप्ते द्वयोः क्वापि न शोभनः ॥iḍayā saṃcaran vāyuḥ saumye kārye śubhaḥ smṛtaḥ |
piṅgalāyāṃ tathā dīpte dvayoḥ kvāpi na śobhanaḥ ||
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.
Ida (iḍā, इडा): defined in 11 categories.
Sanca (sañca, सञ्च): defined in 3 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Saumya (सौम्य, saumyā, सौम्या): defined in 22 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Pingala (piṅgalā, पिङ्गला): defined in 23 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Dipta (dīpta, दीप्त, dīptā, दीप्ता): defined in 11 categories.
Dipti (dīpti, दीप्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dvayu (द्वयु): defined in 1 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shobhana (sobhana, śobhana, शोभन): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “iḍayā saṃcaran vāyuḥ saumye kārye śubhaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- iḍayā -
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iḍā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sañca -
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sañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
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- vāyuḥ -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- saumye -
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saumya (noun, masculine)[locative single]saumya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saumyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kārye -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ], [locative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- śubhaḥ -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śubh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “piṅgalāyāṃ tathā dīpte dvayoḥ kvāpi na śobhanaḥ”
- piṅgalāyām -
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piṅgalā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dīpte -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dīptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dīpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]dīpti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dvayoḥ -
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dva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]dvayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dvayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kvā -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhanaḥ -
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śobhana (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 5763 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
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