Sanskrit quote nr. 1678 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्धं दरिद्रितमपि प्रियया विहीनं वीक्ष्येश्वरे वदति या च वरं त्वमेकम् ।
नेत्रे न नापि वसु नो वनितां स वव्रे छत्राभिरामसुतदर्शनमित्युवाच ॥

andhaṃ daridritamapi priyayā vihīnaṃ vīkṣyeśvare vadati yā ca varaṃ tvamekam |
netre na nāpi vasu no vanitāṃ sa vavre chatrābhirāmasutadarśanamityuvāca ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Daridrita (दरिद्रित): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Vihina (vihīna, विहीन): defined in 13 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य, vīkṣyā, वीक्ष्या): defined in 3 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 21 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Vasu (वसु, vasū, वसू): defined in 17 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vavra (वव्र, vavrā, वव्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Vavri (वव्रि): defined in 1 categories.
Chad (छद्): defined in 3 categories.
Rai (रै): defined in 6 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Sutada (sutadā, सुतदा): defined in 3 categories.
Risha (rsa, ṛśa, ऋश): defined in 4 categories.
Mit (मित्): defined in 4 categories.
Miti (मिति): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Nepali

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: “andhaṃ daridritamapi priyayā vihīnaṃ vīkṣyeśvare vadati ca varaṃ tvamekam
  • andham -
  • andha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    andhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daridritam -
  • daridrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daridrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daridritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • priyayā -
  • priyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vihīnam -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vīkṣye -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vīkṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśvare -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vadati -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “netre na nāpi vasu no vanitāṃ sa vavre chatrābhirāmasutadarśanamityuvāca
  • netre -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    netra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vasu -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • vanitām -
  • vanitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vavre -
  • vavra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vavra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vavrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vavri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    vṛ (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    vṛ (verb class 9)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • chat -
  • chad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    chad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rābhir -
  • rai (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āma -
  • āma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutadar -
  • sutadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛśa -
  • ṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mityu -
  • miti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mit (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1678 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.

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