Sanskrit quote nr. 8624 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपेर्मध्यं शिशुर्बद्ध्वा यथोन्नतपदं व्रजेत् ।
तद्वद्रक्षकमाश्रित्य पदमुन्नतमाश्रयेत् ॥kapermadhyaṃ śiśurbaddhvā yathonnatapadaṃ vrajet |
tadvadrakṣakamāśritya padamunnatamāśrayet ||
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.
Kapi (कपि): defined in 11 categories.
Madhyam (मध्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Tadvat (तद्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rakshaka (raksaka, rakṣaka, रक्षक): defined in 7 categories.
Ashritya (asritya, āśritya, आश्रित्य): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kapermadhyaṃ śiśurbaddhvā yathonnatapadaṃ vrajet”
- kaper -
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kapi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- madhyam -
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madhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śiśur -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- baddhvā -
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√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]
- yatho -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unnata -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “tadvadrakṣakamāśritya padamunnatamāśrayet”
- tadvad -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rakṣakam -
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rakṣaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakṣaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśritya -
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āśritya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- unnatam -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]unnatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śrayet -
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√śri (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 8624 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.