Sanskrit quote nr. 1520 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुसरति करिकपोलं भ्रमरः श्रवणेन ताड्यमानोऽपि ।
गणयति न तिरस्कारं दानान्धविलोचनो नीचः ॥anusarati karikapolaṃ bhramaraḥ śravaṇena tāḍyamāno'pi |
gaṇayati na tiraskāraṃ dānāndhavilocano nīcaḥ ||
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.
Sarat (सरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Karika (करिक): defined in 13 categories.
Pola (पोल): defined in 6 categories.
Bhramara (भ्रमर): defined in 15 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Tadyamana (tāḍyamāna, ताड्यमान): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tiraskara (tiraskāra, तिरस्कार): defined in 5 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, 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: “anusarati karikapolaṃ bhramaraḥ śravaṇena tāḍyamāno'pi”
- 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]
- sarati -
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sarat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- karika -
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karika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- polam -
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pola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bhramaraḥ -
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bhramara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śravaṇena -
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śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tāḍyamāno' -
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√taḍ -> tāḍyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √taḍ]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “gaṇayati na tiraskāraṃ dānāndhavilocano nīcaḥ”
- gaṇayati -
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√gaṇ (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiraskāram -
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tiraskāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dānān -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhavi -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ilo -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√il (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ūca -
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√uc (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- nīcaḥ -
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nīca (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 1520 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.