Sanskrit quote nr. 6003 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुर्यद्युदयाद्रिमूर्ध्नि न भवत्यद्यापि तन् मा स्म भून् ।
नासीरेऽपि तमःसमुच्चयममूरुन्मूलयन्ति त्विषः ॥induryadyudayādrimūrdhni na bhavatyadyāpi tan mā sma bhūn |
nāsīre'pi tamaḥsamuccayamamūrunmūlayanti tviṣaḥ ||
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.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Nasira (nāsīra, नासीर): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Samuccaya (समुच्चय): defined in 13 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Unmula (unmūla, उन्मूल): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 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: “induryadyudayādrimūrdhni na bhavatyadyāpi tan mā sma bhūn”
- indur -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadyu -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- udayādri -
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udayādri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavatya -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bhūn -
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bhu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nāsīre'pi tamaḥsamuccayamamūrunmūlayanti tviṣaḥ”
- nāsīre' -
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nāsīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]nāsīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samuccayam -
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samuccaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- amūr -
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adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- unmūla -
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unmūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- tviṣaḥ -
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tviṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 6003 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.