Sanskrit quote nr. 5985 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुं निन्दति चक्रवाकयुगलं भासां निधिं कौशिकः ।
स्वादुक्षीरमरोचकी सुकृतिनं पापी जडः पण्डितम् ॥induṃ nindati cakravākayugalaṃ bhāsāṃ nidhiṃ kauśikaḥ |
svādukṣīramarocakī sukṛtinaṃ pāpī jaḍaḥ paṇḍitam ||
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.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Nindat (निन्दत्): defined in 1 categories.
Cakravaka (cakravāka, चक्रवाक): defined in 14 categories.
Yugala (युगल): defined in 7 categories.
Nidhi (निधि): defined in 9 categories.
Kaushika (kausika, kauśika, कौशिक): defined in 12 categories.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Kshira (ksira, kṣīra, क्षीर): defined in 14 categories.
Arocakin (अरोचकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukritin (sukrtin, sukṛtin, सुकृतिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Papin (pāpin, पापिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड): defined in 15 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “induṃ nindati cakravākayugalaṃ bhāsāṃ nidhiṃ kauśikaḥ”
- indum -
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indu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nindati -
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√nind -> nindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- cakravāka -
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cakravāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugalam -
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yugala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāsām -
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bhās (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- nidhim -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kauśikaḥ -
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kauśika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svādukṣīramarocakī sukṛtinaṃ pāpī jaḍaḥ paṇḍitam”
- svādu -
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svādu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svādu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṣīram -
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kṣīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arocakī -
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arocakin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukṛtinam -
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sukṛtin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pāpī -
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pāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pāpin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jaḍaḥ -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṇḍitam -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
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 5985 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.