Sanskrit quote nr. 1222 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्तोद्भूतभूतौघसंकुले भूतलेऽखिले ।
शस्त्रे शास्त्रे त्रिचतुराश् चतुरा यदि मादृशाः ॥anantodbhūtabhūtaughasaṃkule bhūtale'khile |
śastre śāstre tricaturāś caturā yadi mādṛśāḥ ||
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.
Ananta (अनन्त, anantā, अनन्ता): defined in 21 categories.
Udbhuta (udbhūta, उद्भूत): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत, bhūtā, भूता): defined in 21 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Sankula (saṅkula, सङ्कुल, saṅkulā, सङ्कुला): defined in 10 categories.
Bhutala (bhūtala, भूतल): defined in 10 categories.
Akhila (अखिल, akhilā, अखिला): defined in 13 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Shastri (sastr, śastṛ, शस्तृ, śāstṛ, शास्तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Tricatura (त्रिचतुर, tricaturā, त्रिचतुरा): defined in 1 categories.
Catura (चतुर, caturā, चतुरा): defined in 8 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Madrisha (madrsa, mādṛśa, मादृश): defined in 1 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: “anantodbhūtabhūtaughasaṃkule bhūtale'khile”
- ananto -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anantā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ant (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- udbhūta -
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udbhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udbhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtau -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhūti (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second plural]
- augha -
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augha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkule -
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saṅkula (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅkula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅkulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhūtale' -
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bhūtala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akhile -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[locative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akhilā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śastre śāstre tricaturāś caturā yadi mādṛśāḥ”
- śastre -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]śastra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śāstre -
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śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]śāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tricaturāś -
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tricatura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tricaturā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- caturā* -
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catura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]caturā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mādṛśāḥ -
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mādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 1222 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.