Sanskrit quote nr. 1351 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनावर्जितचित्तापि ध्रुवं सर्वान् प्रधावति ।
फलं न लभते किंचित् तृष्णा जीर्णेव कामिनी ॥anāvarjitacittāpi dhruvaṃ sarvān pradhāvati |
phalaṃ na labhate kiṃcit tṛṣṇā jīrṇeva kāminī ||
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 (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Citta (चित्त, cittā, चित्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Pradha (प्रध): defined in 1 categories.
Pradhi (प्रधि): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Jirna (jīrṇa, जीर्ण, jīrṇā, जीर्णा): defined in 10 categories.
Jirni (jīrṇi, जीर्णि): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kamin (kāmin, कामिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kamini (kāminī, कामिनी): defined in 14 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, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “anāvarjitacittāpi dhruvaṃ sarvān pradhāvati”
- anāva -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ani (noun, masculine)[locative single]anu (noun, masculine)[locative single]anu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- arjita -
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arjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛj]
- cittā -
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citta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pradhāva -
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pradha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pradhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “phalaṃ na labhate kiṃcit tṛṣṇā jīrṇeva kāminī”
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tṛṣṇā* -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jīrṇe -
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jīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]jīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jīrṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]jīrṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]√jṝ -> jīrṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāminī -
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kāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 1351 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.