Sanskrit quote nr. 6090 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं गौरुद्दामा तव निबिडबन्धापि हि कथं ।
न वैदर्भादन्यत् स्पृशति सुलभत्वेऽपि हि कथम् ॥iyaṃ gauruddāmā tava nibiḍabandhāpi hi kathaṃ |
na vaidarbhādanyat spṛśati sulabhatve'pi hi katham ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Uddama (uddāmā, उद्दामा): defined in 10 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nibida (nibiḍa, निबिड): defined in 7 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vaidarbha (वैदर्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Adat (अदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sprishat (sprsat, spṛśat, स्पृशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sulabhatva (सुलभत्व): defined in 1 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: “iyaṃ gauruddāmā tava nibiḍabandhāpi hi kathaṃ”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- gaur -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- uddāmā -
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uddāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- nibiḍa -
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nibiḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nibiḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhā -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bandh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “na vaidarbhādanyat spṛśati sulabhatve'pi hi katham”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaidarbhā -
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vaidarbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaidarbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adan -
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adat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- spṛśati -
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√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- sulabhatve' -
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sulabhatva (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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6090 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.