Sanskrit quote nr. 780 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ स्वमादाय भयेन मन्थनाच् चिरत्नरत्नाधिकमुच्चितं चिरात् ।
निलीय तस्मिन् निवसन्नपांनिधिर् वने तडाको ददृशोऽवनीभुजा ॥atha svamādāya bhayena manthanāc ciratnaratnādhikamuccitaṃ cirāt |
nilīya tasmin nivasannapāṃnidhir vane taḍāko dadṛśo'vanībhujā ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Manthana (मन्थन): defined in 10 categories.
Ciratna (चिरत्न): defined in 1 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Apamnidhi (apāṃnidhi, अपांनिधि): defined in 1 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Tadaka (taḍāka, तडाक): defined in 8 categories.
Dad (दद्): defined in 2 categories.
Risha (rsa, ṛśa, ऋश): defined in 4 categories.
Avani (avanī, अवनी): defined in 12 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 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: “atha svamādāya bhayena manthanāc ciratnaratnādhikamuccitaṃ cirāt”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- bhayena -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- manthanāc -
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manthana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]manthana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ciratna -
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ciratna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ciratna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratnā -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uccitam -
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uccita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uccita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uccitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cirāt -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nilīya tasmin nivasannapāṃnidhir vane taḍāko dadṛśo'vanībhujā”
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- līya -
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√lī -> līya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lī]√lī -> līya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lī]√lī -> līya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lī]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vasann -
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√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
- apāṃnidhir -
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apāṃnidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- taḍāko* -
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taḍāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dad -
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dad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dat (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṛśo' -
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ṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avanī -
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avanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]avani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhujā -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhujā (noun, feminine)[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 780 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.