Sanskrit quote nr. 1110 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिरजनि प्रिअयसविधे कथ्मपि संवेशिता बलाद् गुरुभिः ।
किं भवितेति सशङ्कं पङ्कजनयना परामृशति ॥

adhirajani priayasavidhe kathmapi saṃveśitā balād gurubhiḥ |
kiṃ bhaviteti saśaṅkaṃ paṅkajanayanā parāmṛśati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Adhirajani (अधिरजनि): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Ayasa (अयस): defined in 12 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध, vidhā, विधा): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Samveshin (samvesin, saṃveśin, संवेशिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Balat (balāt, बलात्): defined in 3 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavitri (bhavitr, bhavitṛ, भवितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavita (भवित, bhavitā, भविता): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pankajanayana (paṅkajanayanā, पङ्कजनयना): defined in 1 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 19 categories.
Shati (sati, śatī, शती): defined in 16 categories.
Shatin (satin, śatin, शतिन्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “adhirajani priayasavidhe kathmapi saṃveśitā balād gurubhiḥ
  • adhirajani -
  • adhirajani (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pri -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayasa -
  • ayasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhe -
  • vidh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vidha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse kathmapi*sa
  • saṃveśi -
  • saṃveśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saṃveśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balād -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gurubhiḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ bhaviteti saśaṅkaṃ paṅkajanayanā parāmṛśati
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavite -
  • bhavita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhavita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saśaṅkam -
  • saśaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saśaṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saśaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paṅkajanayanā -
  • paṅkajanayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parām -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śati -
  • śatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śatin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1110 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.

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