Sanskrit quote nr. 1693 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्धस्य मे हृतविवेकमहाधनस्य चौरैर्विभो बलिभिरिन्द्रियनामधेयैः ।
मोहान्धकूपकुहरे विनिपातितस्य देवेश देहि कृपणस्य करावलम्बम् ॥

andhasya me hṛtavivekamahādhanasya caurairvibho balibhirindriyanāmadheyaiḥ |
mohāndhakūpakuhare vinipātitasya deveśa dehi kṛpaṇasya karāvalambam ||

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.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत): defined in 6 categories.
Viveka (विवेक): defined in 13 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Adhana (अधन): defined in 9 categories.
Caura (चौर): defined in 10 categories.
Vibha (vibhā, विभा): defined in 2 categories.
Balin (बलिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Namadheya (nāmadheya, नामधेय): defined in 7 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Dah (दह्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Vinipatita (vinipātita, विनिपातित): defined in 1 categories.
Devesha (devesa, deveśa, देवेश): defined in 4 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Lamba (लम्ब): defined in 10 categories.

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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: “andhasya me hṛtavivekamahādhanasya caurairvibho balibhirindriyanāmadheyaiḥ
  • andhasya -
  • andha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    andha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hṛta -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • vivekam -
  • viveka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhanasya -
  • adhana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    adhana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • caurair -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    caura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vibho* -
  • vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • balibhir -
  • balin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    balin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • indriya -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmadheyaiḥ -
  • nāmadheya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “mohāndhakūpakuhare vinipātitasya deveśa dehi kṛpaṇasya karāvalambam
  • mohān -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhak -
  • dah (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dah (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūpa -
  • vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kuhare -
  • kuhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vinipātitasya -
  • vinipātita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vinipātita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • deveśa -
  • deveśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehi -
  • dehī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dehin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛpaṇasya -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • karāva -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • lambam -
  • lamba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lamba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lambā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 1693 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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