Sanskrit quote nr. 6416 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कर्तितुं समर्थोऽपि गन्तुं चैव सपक्षकः ।
द्विरेफो गन्धलोभेन कमले याति बन्धनम् ॥utkartituṃ samartho'pi gantuṃ caiva sapakṣakaḥ |
dvirepho gandhalobhena kamale yāti bandhanam ||
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.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gantu (गन्तु): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Sapakshaka (sapaksaka, sapakṣaka, सपक्षक): defined in 2 categories.
Dvirepha (द्विरेफ): defined in 5 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Lobha (लोभ): defined in 16 categories.
Kamala (कमल, kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “utkartituṃ samartho'pi gantuṃ caiva sapakṣakaḥ”
- Cannot analyse utkartitum*sa
- samartho' -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sapakṣakaḥ -
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sapakṣaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dvirepho gandhalobhena kamale yāti bandhanam”
- dvirepho* -
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dvirepha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gandha -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gandha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lobhena -
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lobha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- bandhanam -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bandhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6416 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.