Sanskrit quote nr. 1059 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरेणोन्नतिभाजा भुजंगपरिपीडितेन ते दूति ।
संक्षोभितं मनो मे जलनिधिरिव मन्दरागेण ॥adhareṇonnatibhājā bhujaṃgaparipīḍitena te dūti |
saṃkṣobhitaṃ mano me jalanidhiriva mandarāgeṇa ||
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.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Bhaja (bhājā, भाजा): defined in 3 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Paripidita (paripīḍita, परिपीडित): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Duti (dūtī, दूती): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jalanidhi (जलनिधि): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mandara (मन्दर, mandarā, मन्दरा): defined in 20 categories.
Aga (अग, agā, अगा): defined in 9 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 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: “adhareṇonnatibhājā bhujaṃgaparipīḍitena te dūti”
- adhareṇo -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]adhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- unnati -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhājā* -
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bhājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhujaṅga -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paripīḍitena -
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paripīḍita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]paripīḍita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dūti -
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dūtī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “saṃkṣobhitaṃ mano me jalanidhiriva mandarāgeṇa”
- saṅkṣobhitam -
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saṅkṣobhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅkṣobhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṅkṣobhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- jalanidhir -
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jalanidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mandarā -
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mandara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mandara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mandarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- age -
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aga (noun, masculine)[locative single]aga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ag (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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 1059 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.