Sanskrit quote nr. 1544 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेकवर्णपदतां वाग्विद्युदिव बिभ्रती ।
अभ्रान्तेषु सदा सारसङ्गिषु स्यात् स्फुरद्गुणा ॥anekavarṇapadatāṃ vāgvidyudiva bibhratī |
abhrānteṣu sadā sārasaṅgiṣu syāt sphuradguṇā ||
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.
Anekavarna (anekavarṇa, अनेकवर्ण): defined in 4 categories.
Padata (padatā, पदता): defined in 4 categories.
Padat (पदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vagvid (vāgvid, वाग्विद्): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु, yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Diva (दिव): defined in 12 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhranta (abhrānta, अभ्रान्त): defined in 2 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 27 categories.
Sangin (saṅgin, सङ्गिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “anekavarṇapadatāṃ vāgvidyudiva bibhratī”
- anekavarṇa -
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anekavarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anekavarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padatām -
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padatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√pad -> padat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √pad class 1 verb]√pad -> padat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √pad class 1 verb]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- vāgvid -
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vāgvid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāgvid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yu -
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yu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- diva -
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diva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]divan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bibhratī -
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bibhrat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “abhrānteṣu sadā sārasaṅgiṣu syāt sphuradguṇā”
- abhrānteṣu -
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abhrānta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]abhrānta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sāra -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgiṣu -
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saṅgin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]saṅgin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- sphurad -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[compound]sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- guṇā -
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guṇā (noun, feminine)[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 1544 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.