Sanskrit quote nr. 1676 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्दूमुद्धूय बद्धां निजमपि सहसा सूतमुन्मथ्य सद्यो निर्यातस्त्रस्तवाजिव्रजकृतनिनदाकर्णनक्रुद्धचेताः ।
संरम्भारम्भभग्नद्रुमविटपशतैः प्रोथयन्नापनस्थान् आयाति व्यालनागस्त्वरितमिह जनाः सावधाना भवन्तु ॥andūmuddhūya baddhāṃ nijamapi sahasā sūtamunmathya sadyo niryātastrastavājivrajakṛtaninadākarṇanakruddhacetāḥ |
saṃrambhārambhabhagnadrumaviṭapaśataiḥ prothayannāpanasthān āyāti vyālanāgastvaritamiha janāḥ sāvadhānā bhavantu ||
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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.
Andu (अन्दु): defined in 6 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Baddha (baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sahasa (sahasā, सहसा): defined in 12 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Suta (sūta, सूत): defined in 18 categories.
Unmathya (उन्मथ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Niryatri (niryatr, niryātṛ, निर्यातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Niryata (niryāta, निर्यात): defined in 8 categories.
Trasta (त्रस्त): defined in 9 categories.
Vajin (vājin, वाजिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Vraja (व्रज): defined in 8 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Ninada (निनद): defined in 4 categories.
Akarnana (ākarṇana, आकर्णन): defined in 3 categories.
Kruddha (क्रुद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Samrambha (saṃrambha, संरम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Arambha (ārambha, आरम्भ): defined in 15 categories.
Bhagna (भग्न): defined in 12 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Vitapa (viṭapa, विटप): defined in 10 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Protha (प्रोथ): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Apana (āpana, आपन): defined in 16 categories.
Stha (स्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Vyala (vyāla, व्याल): defined in 13 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Tvarita (त्वरित): defined in 6 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Savadhana (sāvadhāna, सावधान, sāvadhānā, सावधाना): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “andūmuddhūya baddhāṃ nijamapi sahasā sūtamunmathya sadyo niryātastrastavājivrajakṛtaninadākarṇanakruddhacetāḥ”
- andū -
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andū (noun, feminine)[compound]andu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- muddh -
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mud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- hūya -
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√hū -> hūya (absolutive)[absolutive from √hū]
- baddhām -
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baddhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nijam -
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nija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sahasā -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sūtam -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- unmathya -
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unmathya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sadyo* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niryātas -
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niryātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]niryāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trasta -
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trasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]trasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]√tras -> trasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]
- vāji -
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vāji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vājin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vājin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vraja -
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vraja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vraja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vraj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- ninadā -
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ninada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ākarṇana -
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ākarṇana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kruddha -
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kruddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kruddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √krudh class 4 verb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
- cetā -
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cetṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√cat (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√ci (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√ci (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√ci (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√cit (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “saṃrambhārambhabhagnadrumaviṭapaśataiḥ prothayannāpanasthān āyāti vyālanāgastvaritamiha janāḥ sāvadhānā bhavantu”
- saṃrambhā -
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saṃrambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ārambha -
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ārambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhagna -
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bhagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- druma -
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druma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṭapa -
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viṭapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṭapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śataiḥ -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- protha -
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protha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]protha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√proth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√pruth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yann -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- āpana -
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āpana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthān -
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stha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyāla -
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vyāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgas -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvaritam -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tvaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sāvadhānā* -
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sāvadhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sāvadhānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavantu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third 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 1676 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.