Sanskrit quote nr. 1644 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्माररसार्द्रा गुरुगुणबद्धानुकूलतां धत्ते ।
निष्ठुरबाह्याकारा दृतिरिव पतिसंनिधौ नव्या ॥antarmārarasārdrā guruguṇabaddhānukūlatāṃ dhatte |
niṣṭhurabāhyākārā dṛtiriva patisaṃnidhau navyā ||
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.
Mara (māra, मार): defined in 15 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Ardra (ārdra, आर्द्र, ārdrā, आर्द्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Gunabaddha (guṇabaddha, गुणबद्ध, guṇabaddhā, गुणबद्धा): defined in 1 categories.
Anukulata (anukūlatā, अनुकूलता): defined in 2 categories.
Nishthura (nisthura, niṣṭhura, निष्ठुर): defined in 7 categories.
Bahya (bāhya, बाह्य, bāhyā, बाह्या): defined in 15 categories.
Akara (akāra, अकार): defined in 20 categories.
Driti (drti, dṛti, दृति): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Samnidhi (saṃnidhi, संनिधि): defined in 8 categories.
Navya (navyā, नव्या): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “antarmārarasārdrā guruguṇabaddhānukūlatāṃ dhatte”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- māra -
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māra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasā -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ārdrā* -
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ārdra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ārdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- guṇabaddhā -
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guṇabaddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇabaddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]guṇabaddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anukūlatām -
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anukūlatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “niṣṭhurabāhyākārā dṛtiriva patisaṃnidhau navyā”
- niṣṭhura -
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niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niṣṭhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhyā -
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bāhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bāhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akārā* -
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akāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dṛtir -
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dṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃnidhau -
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saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- navyā -
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navyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √nu class 6 verb]√nu -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nu class 1 verb]√nū -> navyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nū class 2 verb], [nominative single from √nū class 6 verb]
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 1644 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.