Sanskrit quote nr. 1634 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्निबद्धगुरुमन्युपरंपराभिर् इच्चोचितं किमपि वक्तुमशक्नुवत्याः ।
अव्य्क्तहूंकुतिचलत्कुचमण्डलायास् तस्याः स्मरामि मुहुरर्धविलोकितानि ॥antarnibaddhagurumanyuparaṃparābhir iccocitaṃ kimapi vaktumaśaknuvatyāḥ |
avyktahūṃkuticalatkucamaṇḍalāyās tasyāḥ smarāmi muhurardhavilokitāni ||
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.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Nibaddha (निबद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Gurumat (गुरुमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yu (यु, yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Parampara (परम्पर, paramparā, परम्परा): defined in 12 categories.
Rit (रित्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ashaknuvat (asaknuvat, aśaknuvat, अशक्नुवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Vilokita (विलोकित): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “antarnibaddhagurumanyuparaṃparābhir iccocitaṃ kimapi vaktumaśaknuvatyāḥ”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nibaddha -
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nibaddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nibaddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guruman -
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gurumat (noun, masculine)[vocative 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]
- paramparā -
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parampara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parampara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paramparā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ābhi -
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- ric -
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rit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucitam -
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ucita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- aśaknuvatyā -
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aśaknuvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]aśaknuvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “avyktahūṃkuticalatkucamaṇḍalāyās tasyāḥ smarāmi muhurardhavilokitāni”
- Cannot analyse avyktahūṅkuticalatkucamaṇḍalāyās*ta
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- smarāmi -
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√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ardha -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilokitāni -
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vilokita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1634 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.