Sanskrit quote nr. 5986 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुं निन्दति चन्दनं न सहते मल्लीस्रजं नेक्षते ।
हारं द्वेष्टि सिताब्जमुज्झति बिसस्तोमं निगृह्णाति च ॥induṃ nindati candanaṃ na sahate mallīsrajaṃ nekṣate |
hāraṃ dveṣṭi sitābjamujjhati bisastomaṃ nigṛhṇāti ca ||
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.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Sahat (सहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sahata (sahatā, सहता): defined in 3 categories.
Malli (मल्लि): defined in 8 categories.
Sraj (स्रज्): defined in 6 categories.
Sraja (स्रज): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Haram (hāram, हारम्): defined in 4 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Sitabja (sitābja, सिताब्ज): defined in 1 categories.
Ujjhat (उज्झत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bisa (बिस): defined in 7 categories.
Stoma (स्तोम): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 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 candanaṃ na sahate mallīsrajaṃ nekṣate”
- 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]
- candanam -
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candana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahate -
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sahat (noun, masculine)[dative single]sahat (noun, neuter)[dative single]sahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- mallī -
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malli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]malli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- srajam -
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sraja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sraja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]srajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sraj (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sraj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “hāraṃ dveṣṭi sitābjamujjhati bisastomaṃ nigṛhṇāti ca”
- hāram -
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hāram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]hāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dveṣṭi -
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√dviṣ (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sitābjam -
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sitābja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ujjhati -
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√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- bisa -
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bisa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- stomam -
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stoma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]stoma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gṛhṇāti -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5986 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.