Sanskrit quote nr. 1464 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुदेहमागतवतः प्रतिमां परिणायकस्य गुरुमुद्वहता ।
मुकुरेण वेपथुभृतोऽतिभरात् कथमप्यपाति न वधूकरतः ॥anudehamāgatavataḥ pratimāṃ pariṇāyakasya gurumudvahatā |
mukureṇa vepathubhṛto'tibharāt kathamapyapāti na vadhūkarataḥ ||
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.
Anudeham (अनुदेहम्): defined in 1 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Vata (वत): defined in 21 categories.
Pratima (pratimā, प्रतिमा): defined in 15 categories.
Parinayaka (pariṇāyaka, परिणायक): defined in 4 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Udvaha (उद्वह): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mukura (मुकुर): defined in 6 categories.
Vepathubhrit (vepathubhrt, vepathubhṛt, वेपथुभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Bharat (bharāt, भरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Karat (करत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaisheshika (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: “anudehamāgatavataḥ pratimāṃ pariṇāyakasya gurumudvahatā”
- anudeham -
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anudeham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āgata -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- vataḥ -
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vata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√van -> vata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
- pratimām -
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pratimā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pratimā (noun, masculine)[accusative single], [genitive plural]
- pariṇāyakasya -
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pariṇāyaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- udvaha -
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udvaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udvaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mukureṇa vepathubhṛto'tibharāt kathamapyapāti na vadhūkarataḥ”
- mukureṇa -
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mukura (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vepathubhṛto' -
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vepathubhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vepathubhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bharāt -
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bharāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- apāti -
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- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- karataḥ -
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karataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> karat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb]√kṛ -> karat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present active third 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 1464 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.