Sanskrit quote nr. 1341 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनाराध्य कालीमनास्वाद्य गौडी- मृते मन्त्रतन्त्राद्विना शब्दचौर्यात् ।
प्रबन्धं प्रगल्भं प्रकर्तुं प्रवक्तुं विरिञ्चिप्रपञ्चे मदन्यः कविः कः ॥anārādhya kālīmanāsvādya gauḍī- mṛte mantratantrādvinā śabdacauryāt |
prabandhaṃ pragalbhaṃ prakartuṃ pravaktuṃ viriñciprapañce madanyaḥ kaviḥ kaḥ ||
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.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Aradhya (ārādhya, आराध्य): defined in 9 categories.
Kali (kālī, काली): defined in 21 categories.
Asvadya (āsvādya, आस्वाद्य): defined in 2 categories.
Gaudi (gauḍī, गौडी): defined in 8 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत, mṛtā, मृता): defined in 13 categories.
Mriti (mrti, mṛti, मृति): defined in 6 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Atantra (अतन्त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 categories.
Caurya (चौर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Prabandha (प्रबन्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Pragalbha (प्रगल्भ): defined in 7 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Prapanca (prapañca, प्रपञ्च): defined in 12 categories.
Madani (madanī, मदनी): defined in 3 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “anārādhya kālīmanāsvādya gauḍī- mṛte mantratantrādvinā śabdacauryāt”
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ārādhya -
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ārādhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārādhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kālīm -
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kālī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āsvādya -
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āsvādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsvādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gauḍī -
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gauḍī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- mṛte -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- mantra -
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mantṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mantra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- atantrād -
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atantra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]atantra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śabda -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cauryāt -
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caurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “prabandhaṃ pragalbhaṃ prakartuṃ pravaktuṃ viriñciprapañce madanyaḥ kaviḥ kaḥ”
- prabandham -
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prabandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pragalbham -
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pragalbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pragalbha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pragalbhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- viriñci -
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viriñci (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- prapañce -
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prapañca (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- madanyaḥ -
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madanī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kaviḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[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 1341 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.