Sanskrit quote nr. 1179 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्वा न यदि निसङ्गपङ्कसंकुलितो भवेत् ।
ततः कुतस्ते धौरेय धुर्यता व्यज्यतामियम् ॥adhvā na yadi nisaṅgapaṅkasaṃkulito bhavet |
tataḥ kutaste dhaureya dhuryatā vyajyatāmiyam ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Panka (paṅka, पङ्क): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Kutasta (कुतस्त): defined in 1 categories.
Dhaureya (धौरेय): defined in 2 categories.
Dhuryata (dhuryatā, धुर्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “adhvā na yadi nisaṅgapaṅkasaṃkulito bhavet”
- adhvā* -
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adhva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṅga -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅka -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkulito* -
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saṅkulita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “tataḥ kutaste dhaureya dhuryatā vyajyatāmiyam”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- kutaste -
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kutasta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dhaureya -
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dhaureya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhaureya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhuryatā* -
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dhuryatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ajyatām -
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√aj (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√añj (verb class 7)[imperative passive third single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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 1179 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.