Sanskrit quote nr. 1540 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेकमलसंभवे कृमिकुलैः सदा संकुले विचित्रबहुवेदने बुधविनिन्दिते दुःसहे ।
भ्रमन्नयमनारतं व्यसनसंकटे देहवान् पुरार्जितवशो भवे भवति भामिनीगर्भके ॥anekamalasaṃbhave kṛmikulaiḥ sadā saṃkule vicitrabahuvedane budhavinindite duḥsahe |
bhramannayamanārataṃ vyasanasaṃkaṭe dehavān purārjitavaśo bhave bhavati bhāminīgarbhake ||
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.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Krimi (krmi, kṛmī, कृमी): defined in 13 categories.
Krimin (krmin, kṛmin, कृमिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Sankula (saṅkula, सङ्कुल, saṅkulā, सङ्कुला): defined in 10 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Bahuvi (बहुवि): defined in 1 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nindita (निन्दित, ninditā, निन्दिता): defined in 11 categories.
Duhsaha (duḥsaha, दुःसह, duḥsahā, दुःसहा): defined in 13 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Anaratam (anāratam, अनारतम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anarata (anārata, अनारत): defined in 2 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Sankata (saṅkaṭa, सङ्कट, saṅkaṭā, सङ्कटा): defined in 8 categories.
Dehavat (देहवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhamin (bhāmin, भामिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhamini (bhāminī, भामिनी): defined in 8 categories.
Garbhaka (गर्भक): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “anekamalasaṃbhave kṛmikulaiḥ sadā saṃkule vicitrabahuvedane budhavinindite duḥsahe”
- anekam -
-
aneka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aneka (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- alasam -
-
alasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]alas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√las (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- bhave -
-
bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- kṛmi -
-
kṛmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kṛmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kulaiḥ -
-
kula (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kula (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sadā -
-
sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṅkule -
-
saṅkula (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅkula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅkulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vicitra -
-
vicitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahuve -
-
bahuvi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bahuvi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- da -
-
da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ne -
-
na (noun, masculine)[locative single]na (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- budha -
-
budha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]budha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
-
vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nindite -
-
nindita (noun, masculine)[locative single]nindita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ninditā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> ninditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nind class 1 verb]
- duḥsahe -
-
duḥsaha (noun, masculine)[locative single]duḥsaha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]duḥsahā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bhramannayamanārataṃ vyasanasaṃkaṭe dehavān purārjitavaśo bhave bhavati bhāminīgarbhake”
- bhramann -
-
bhramat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ayam -
-
aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anāratam -
-
anāratam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anārata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anārata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyasana -
-
vyasana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkaṭe -
-
saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dehavān -
-
dehavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- purā -
-
purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- arjita -
-
arjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛj]
- vaśo* -
-
vaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhave -
-
bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- bhavati -
-
bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhāminī -
-
bhāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhāmin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- garbhake -
-
garbhaka (noun, masculine)[locative 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 1540 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.