Sanskrit quote nr. 5955 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमुभयभित्तिसंतत- ।
हारगुणान्तर्गतैककुचमुकुलम् ॥idamubhayabhittisaṃtata- |
hāraguṇāntargataikakucamukulam ||
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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.
Ubhaya (उभय): defined in 11 categories.
Santata (सन्तत): defined in 10 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “idamubhayabhittisaṃtata-”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ubhaya -
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ubhaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ubhaya (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhitti -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- santata -
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santata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hāraguṇāntargataikakucamukulam”
- hāra -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇān -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tar -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛg -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- atai -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kucam -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ulam -
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ula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 5955 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.