Sanskrit quote nr. 6063 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रो निन्दति वाहमाह दिनकृत्त्वर्व्वाचमेवार्वतश् ।
चञ्चूर्न्यञ्चति किं न पन्नगरिपोरन्तस्त्रपोद्रेकतः ॥indro nindati vāhamāha dinakṛttvarvvācamevārvataś |
cañcūrnyañcati kiṃ na pannagariporantastrapodrekataḥ ||
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.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Nindat (निन्दत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vaha (vāha, वाह): defined in 13 categories.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु, cañcū, चञ्चू): defined in 9 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Ancati (añcatī, अञ्चती): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pannaga (पन्नग): defined in 14 categories.
Rip (रिप्): defined in 3 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Rantri (rantr, rantṛ, रन्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ranta (रन्त): defined in 2 categories.
Trapa (trapā, त्रपा): defined in 2 categories.
Udreka (उद्रेक): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali
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: “indro nindati vāhamāha dinakṛttvarvvācamevārvataś”
- indro* -
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indra (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- vāham -
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vāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āha -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- Cannot analyse dinakṛttvarvvācamevārvataś
- Line 2: “cañcūrnyañcati kiṃ na pannagariporantastrapodrekataḥ”
- cañcūr -
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cañcu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]cañcū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- añcati -
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añcati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]añcatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√añc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pannaga -
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pannaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ripor -
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rip (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ripu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ripu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rantas -
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rantṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ran -> ranta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ran class 4 verb]
- trapo -
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trapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udreka -
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udreka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (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 6063 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.