Sanskrit quote nr. 5919 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं विश्वं कुटुम्बो न इति येषां सुनिश्चयः ।
ते शान्ताः परमोदाराः केषां वन्द्या न साधवः ॥idaṃ viśvaṃ kuṭumbo na iti yeṣāṃ suniścayaḥ |
te śāntāḥ paramodārāḥ keṣāṃ vandyā na sādhavaḥ ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Kutumba (kuṭumba, कुटुम्ब): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sunishcaya (suniscaya, suniścaya, सुनिश्चय): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Parama (परम, paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Udara (udāra, उदार, udārā, उदारा): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vandya (वन्द्य, vandyā, वन्द्या): defined in 5 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry)
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: “idaṃ viśvaṃ kuṭumbo na iti yeṣāṃ suniścayaḥ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuṭumbo* -
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kuṭumba (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- suniścayaḥ -
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suniścaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “te śāntāḥ paramodārāḥ keṣāṃ vandyā na sādhavaḥ”
- 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]
- śāntāḥ -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
- paramo -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udārāḥ -
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udāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]udārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- keṣām -
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ka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vandyā* -
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vandya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vandyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vand -> vandya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb]√vand -> vandyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vand class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhavaḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 5919 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.