Sanskrit quote nr. 1117 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीतपञ्चाशुगबाणवञ्चने स्थिता मदन्तर्बहिरेषि चेदुरः ।
स्मराशुगेभ्यो हृदय बिभेतु न प्रविश्य तत्त्वन्मयसपुटे मम ॥adhītapañcāśugabāṇavañcane sthitā madantarbahireṣi ceduraḥ |
smarāśugebhyo hṛdaya bibhetu na praviśya tattvanmayasapuṭe mama ||
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.
Adhita (adhīta, अधीत): defined in 5 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 16 categories.
Ashuga (asuga, āśuga, आशुग): defined in 4 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Vancana (vañcanā, वञ्चना): defined in 9 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Hira (हिर, hirā, हिरा): defined in 8 categories.
Hiri (हिरि): defined in 6 categories.
Ish (is, iṣ, इष्): defined in 4 categories.
Smara (स्मर, smarā, स्मरा): defined in 6 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vishya (visya, viśya, विश्य): defined in 1 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tvanmaya (त्वन्मय): defined in 1 categories.
Puta (puṭa, पुट): defined in 17 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “adhītapañcāśugabāṇavañcane sthitā madantarbahireṣi ceduraḥ”
- adhīta -
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adhīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañcā -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āśuga -
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āśuga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśuga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāṇa -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vañcane -
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vañcanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthitā* -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- madan -
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√mad -> madat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 1 verb]
- tarba -
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√tarb (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hire -
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hira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]hirā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hiri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]hiri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iṣi -
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iṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]iṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]iṣ (noun, masculine)[locative single]iṣ (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cedur -
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√cad (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “smarāśugebhyo hṛdaya bibhetu na praviśya tattvanmayasapuṭe mama”
- smarā -
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smara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]smarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√smṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āśugebhyo* -
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āśuga (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]āśuga (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- hṛdaya -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bibhetu -
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√bhī (verb class 3)[imperative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśya -
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viśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√viś -> viśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]√viś -> viśya (absolutive)[absolutive from √viś]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvanmaya -
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tvanmaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tvanmaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṭe -
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puṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
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 1117 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.