Sanskrit quote nr. 1369 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिःसरन्तीमपि गेहगर्भात् कीर्तिं परेषामसतीं वदन्ति ।
स्वैरं भ्रमन्तीमपि च त्रिलोक्यां त्वत्कीर्तिमाहुः कवयः सतीं तु ॥aniḥsarantīmapi gehagarbhāt kīrtiṃ pareṣāmasatīṃ vadanti |
svairaṃ bhramantīmapi ca trilokyāṃ tvatkīrtimāhuḥ kavayaḥ satīṃ tu ||
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.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Asati (asatī, असती): defined in 5 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Svairam (स्वैरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Svaira (स्वैर): defined in 4 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Triloki (trilokī, त्रिलोकी): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “aniḥsarantīmapi gehagarbhāt kīrtiṃ pareṣāmasatīṃ vadanti”
- aniḥ -
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ani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarantīm -
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√sṛ -> sarantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- geha -
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geha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbhāt -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kīrtim -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pareṣām -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]para (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- asatīm -
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asatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “svairaṃ bhramantīmapi ca trilokyāṃ tvatkīrtimāhuḥ kavayaḥ satīṃ tu”
- svairam -
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svairam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svaira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svaira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svairā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhramantī -
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bhramat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√bhram (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- trilokyām -
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trilokī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tvat -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- kīrtim -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āhuḥ -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]
- kavayaḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- satīm -
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satī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 1369 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.