Sanskrit quote nr. 6002 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुर्यत्र न निन्द्यते न मधुरं दूतीवचः श्रूयते ।
नालापा निपतन्ति बाष्पकलुषा नोपैति कार्श्यं तनुः ॥induryatra na nindyate na madhuraṃ dūtīvacaḥ śrūyate |
nālāpā nipatanti bāṣpakaluṣā nopaiti kārśyaṃ tanuḥ ||
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.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nindyata (nindyatā, निन्द्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Madhuram (मधुरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhura (मधुर): defined in 18 categories.
Duti (dūtī, दूती): defined in 9 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Nala (nāla, नाल, nālā, नाला): defined in 21 categories.
Apas (अपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Nipa (निप): defined in 12 categories.
Tanti (tantī, तन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Bashpaka (baspaka, bāṣpaka, बाष्पक): defined in 2 categories.
Lusha (lusa, luṣa, लुष): defined in 3 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Karshya (karsya, kārśya, कार्श्य): defined in 7 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 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), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “induryatra na nindyate na madhuraṃ dūtīvacaḥ śrūyate”
- indur -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nindyate -
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nindyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√nind (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhuram -
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madhuram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dūtī -
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dūtī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrūyate -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “nālāpā nipatanti bāṣpakaluṣā nopaiti kārśyaṃ tanuḥ”
- nālā -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apā* -
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apas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]apas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- nipa -
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nipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nipa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanti -
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tanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bāṣpaka -
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bāṣpaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- luṣā* -
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luṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upai -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kārśyam -
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kārśya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tanuḥ -
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tanus (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanu (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 6002 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.