Sanskrit quote nr. 7917 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतान्यनिगृहीतानि व्यापादयितुमप्यलम् ।
अविधेया इवादान्ता हयाः पथि कुसारथिम् ॥etānyanigṛhītāni vyāpādayitumapyalam |
avidheyā ivādāntā hayāḥ pathi kusārathim ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Grihita (grhita, gṛhīta, गृहीत): defined in 12 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Avidha (avidhā, अविधा): defined in 2 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Adanta (adānta, अदान्त, adāntā, अदान्ता): defined in 5 categories.
Haya (हय): defined in 13 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Kusarathi (kusārathi, कुसारथि): 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: “etānyanigṛhītāni vyāpādayitumapyalam”
- etānya -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- gṛhītāni -
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gṛhīta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
- vyā -
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vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- apā -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ādayitum -
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√ad -> ādayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ad]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “avidheyā ivādāntā hayāḥ pathi kusārathim”
- avidhe -
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avidhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avidhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vidh (verb class 6)[imperfect middle first single]
- īyā -
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- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adāntā* -
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adānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hayāḥ -
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haya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- kusārathim -
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kusārathi (noun, masculine)[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 7917 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.