Sanskrit quote nr. 6594 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पथा दुर्नदाः केचिद् बहुभ गभ्रमाविलाः ।
तटस्थानपि निघ्नन्ति तरसा भिन्नसेतवः ॥utpathā durnadāḥ kecid bahubha gabhramāvilāḥ |
taṭasthānapi nighnanti tarasā bhinnasetavaḥ ||
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.
Utpatha (उत्पथ, utpathā, उत्पथा): defined in 2 categories.
Duh (duḥ, दुः): defined in 2 categories.
Nada (नद): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Tatastha (taṭastha, तटस्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nighnat (निघ्नत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tarasa (तरस, tarasā, तरसा): defined in 7 categories.
Bhinna (भिन्न): defined in 14 categories.
Setu (सेतु): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hindi, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “utpathā durnadāḥ kecid bahubha gabhramāvilāḥ”
- utpathā* -
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utpatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utpathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dur -
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duḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dur (noun, feminine)[adverb]dur (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]
- nadāḥ -
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nada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramāvi -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhrami (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhrami (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ilāḥ -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “taṭasthānapi nighnanti tarasā bhinnasetavaḥ”
- taṭasthān -
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taṭastha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nighnanti -
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nighnat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tarasā* -
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tarasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tarasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhinna -
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bhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- setavaḥ -
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setu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]setu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 6594 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.