Sanskrit quote nr. 1681 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्धः स्यादन्धवेलायां बाधिर्यमपि चाश्रयेत् ।
कुर्यात् तृणमयं चापं शयीत मृगशायिकाम् ॥

andhaḥ syādandhavelāyāṃ bādhiryamapi cāśrayet |
kuryāt tṛṇamayaṃ cāpaṃ śayīta mṛgaśāyikām ||

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.
Andhas (अन्धस्): defined in 1 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Andhu (अन्धु): defined in 4 categories.
Ela (elā, एला): defined in 12 categories.
Badhirya (bādhirya, बाधिर्य): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Trinamaya (trnamaya, tṛṇamaya, तृणमय): defined in 1 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Mrigashayika (mrgasayika, mṛgaśāyikā, मृगशायिका): defined in 1 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), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: “andhaḥ syādandhavelāyāṃ bādhiryamapi cāśrayet
  • andhaḥ -
  • andhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • andhave -
  • andhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single], [dative single]
  • elāyām -
  • elā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bādhiryam -
  • bādhirya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrayet -
  • śri (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “kuryāt tṛṇamayaṃ cāpaṃ śayīta mṛgaśāyikām
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • tṛṇamayam -
  • tṛṇamaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛṇamaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tṛṇamayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpam -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śayīta -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [optative middle third single]
  • mṛgaśāyikām -
  • mṛgaśāyikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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 1681 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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