Sanskrit quote nr. 1425 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुकुरुतः खलसुजनाव् अग्रिमपाश्चात्यभागयोः सूच्याः ।
विदधाति रन्ध्रमेको गुणवानन्यस्त्वपिदधाति ॥anukurutaḥ khalasujanāv agrimapāścātyabhāgayoḥ sūcyāḥ |
vidadhāti randhrameko guṇavānanyastvapidadhāti ||
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.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Agrima (अग्रिम): defined in 6 categories.
Pashcatya (pascatya, pāścātya, पाश्चात्य): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaga (bhāga, भाग, bhāgā, भागा): defined in 19 categories.
Sucya (sūcya, सूच्य, sūcyā, सूच्या): defined in 3 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Randhra (रन्ध्र): defined in 12 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Gunavat (guṇavat, गुणवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Apit (अपित्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “anukurutaḥ khalasujanāv agrimapāścātyabhāgayoḥ sūcyāḥ”
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kurutaḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third dual]
- Cannot analyse khalasujanāv*ag
- agrima -
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agrima (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agrima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāścātya -
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pāścātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāścātya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāgayoḥ -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]bhāga (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]bhāgā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- sūcyāḥ -
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sūci (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sūcī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sūcya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sūcyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sūc -> sūcya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]√sūc -> sūcyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “vidadhāti randhrameko guṇavānanyastvapidadhāti”
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhāti -
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√dhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- randhram -
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randhra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]randhra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇavān -
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guṇavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anyas -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apid -
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apit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]apit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāti -
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√dhā (verb class 2)[present active third 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 1425 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.