Sanskrit quote nr. 5987 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुं निन्दति चन्दनं न सहते विद्वेष्टि पङ्केरुहं ।
हारं भारमवैति नैव कुरुते कर्पूरपूरे मनः ॥induṃ nindati candanaṃ na sahate vidveṣṭi paṅkeruhaṃ |
hāraṃ bhāramavaiti naiva kurute karpūrapūre manaḥ ||
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): defined in 12 categories.
Sahat (सहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sahata (sahatā, सहता): defined in 3 categories.
Vidu (विदु): defined in 3 categories.
Pankeruha (paṅkeruha, पङ्केरुह): defined in 6 categories.
Haram (hāram, हारम्): defined in 4 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Bharama (bhārama, भारम): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Karpura (karpūra, कर्पूर): defined in 15 categories.
Pura (pūra, पूर, pūrā, पूरा): defined in 18 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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 vidveṣṭi paṅkeruhaṃ”
- 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]
- vidve -
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vidu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eṣṭi -
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eṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- paṅkeruham -
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paṅkeruha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅkeruha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “hāraṃ bhāramavaiti naiva kurute karpūrapūre manaḥ”
- 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]
- bhārama -
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bhārama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vai -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- karpūra -
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karpūra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karpūra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūre -
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pūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (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 5987 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.