Sanskrit quote nr. 1638 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्भूय प्रभोः प्राप्यो विशेषः सर्वथा बुधैः ।
को हि नाम न कुर्वीत केवलोदरपूरणम् ॥antarbhūya prabhoḥ prāpyo viśeṣaḥ sarvathā budhaiḥ |
ko hi nāma na kurvīta kevalodarapūraṇam ||
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.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vishesha (visesa, viśeṣa, विशेष): defined in 25 categories.
Sarvatha (sarvathā, सर्वथा): defined in 7 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kevala (केवल, kevalā, केवला): defined in 14 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Purana (pūraṇa, पूरण): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Marathi, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Kannada, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “antarbhūya prabhoḥ prāpyo viśeṣaḥ sarvathā budhaiḥ”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūya -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- prabhoḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prāpyo* -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśeṣaḥ -
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viśeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- budhaiḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]budha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “ko hi nāma na kurvīta kevalodarapūraṇam”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- kevalo -
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kevala (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kevala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udara -
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udara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūraṇam -
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pūraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 1638 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.