Sanskrit quote nr. 1396 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिर्घातं धाराधरमशमनीयं निधिरपाम् अकाठिन्यं चिन्तामणिमजडभूतं सुरतरुम् ।
अभित्त्वोपादाय प्रभुरपशुवृत्तिं च सुरभिं परार्थैकस्वार्थानकृत पुरुषानादिपुरुषः ॥anirghātaṃ dhārādharamaśamanīyaṃ nidhirapām akāṭhinyaṃ cintāmaṇimajaḍabhūtaṃ suratarum |
abhittvopādāya prabhurapaśuvṛttiṃ ca surabhiṃ parārthaikasvārthānakṛta puruṣānādipuruṣaḥ ||
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.
Anirghata (anirghāta, अनिर्घात): defined in 1 categories.
Dharadhara (dhārādhara, धाराधर): defined in 6 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Nidhi (निधि): defined in 9 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kathinya (kāṭhinya, काठिन्य): defined in 6 categories.
Cintamani (cintāmaṇi, चिन्तामणि): defined in 19 categories.
Ajada (ajaḍa, अजड): defined in 5 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Surataru (सुरतरु): defined in 4 categories.
Upadaya (upādāya, उपादाय): defined in 3 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि): defined in 20 categories.
Parartha (parārtha, परार्थ, parārthā, परार्था): defined in 9 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत): defined in 8 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Adipurusha (adipurusa, ādipuruṣa, आदिपुरुष): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (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: “anirghātaṃ dhārādharamaśamanīyaṃ nidhirapām akāṭhinyaṃ cintāmaṇimajaḍabhūtaṃ suratarum”
- anirghātam -
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anirghāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dhārādharam -
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dhārādhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aśama -
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aśama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nī -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- 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]
- nidhir -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apām -
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ap (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ap (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāṭhinyam -
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kāṭhinya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cintāmaṇim -
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cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ajaḍa -
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ajaḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ajaḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtam -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second dual]
- suratarum -
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surataru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “abhittvopādāya prabhurapaśuvṛttiṃ ca surabhiṃ parārthaikasvārthānakṛta puruṣānādipuruṣaḥ”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhittvo -
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√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]
- upādāya -
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upādāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prabhur -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apaśu -
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apaśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]apaśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]apaśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vṛttim -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- surabhim -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- parārthai -
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parārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]parārthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svārthān -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- akṛta -
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akṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
- puruṣān -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ādipuruṣaḥ -
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ādipuruṣa (noun, 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 1396 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.