Sanskrit quote nr. 8448 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं न लज्जितस्तादृक् सविता तेजसां निधिः ।
ब्रह्माण्डखण्डिकां प्राप्य कुर्वन् पादप्रसारिकाम् ॥kathaṃ na lajjitastādṛk savitā tejasāṃ nidhiḥ |
brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍikāṃ prāpya kurvan pādaprasārikām ||
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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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Lajjita (लज्जित): defined in 9 categories.
Tadrik (tadrk, tādṛk, तादृक्): defined in 1 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Savitri (savitr, savitṛ, सवितृ): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Nidhi (निधि): defined in 9 categories.
Brahmanda (brahmāṇḍa, ब्रह्माण्ड): defined in 10 categories.
Khandika (khaṇḍikā, खण्डिका): defined in 9 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Prasarin (prasārin, प्रसारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kam (kām, काम्): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 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: “kathaṃ na lajjitastādṛk savitā tejasāṃ nidhiḥ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lajjitas -
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√lajj -> lajjita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lajj class 6 verb], [nominative single from √lajj]
- tādṛk -
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tādṛk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tādṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tādṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- savitā -
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savitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√sū (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√sū (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- tejasām -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- nidhiḥ -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “brahmāṇḍakhaṇḍikāṃ prāpya kurvan pādaprasārikām”
- brahmāṇḍa -
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brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍikām -
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khaṇḍikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvan -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasāri -
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prasārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prasārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kām -
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kām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kā (pronoun, feminine)[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 8448 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.