Sanskrit quote nr. 1700 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धो वा वधिरो वाथ कुष्टी वाप्यन्त्यजोऽपि वा ।
परिगृह्णातु तां कन्यां सलक्षां स्याद् विदेशगः ॥andho vā vadhiro vātha kuṣṭī vāpyantyajo'pi vā |
parigṛhṇātu tāṃ kanyāṃ salakṣāṃ syād videśagaḥ ||
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.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Andhas (अन्धस्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vadhin (वधिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Vapi (vāpi, वापि, vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vapya (vāpya, वाप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Antyaja (अन्त्यज): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Videshaga (videsaga, videśaga, विदेशग): defined in 1 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: “andho vā vadhiro vātha kuṣṭī vāpyantyajo'pi vā”
- andho* -
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andhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]andha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vadhi -
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vadhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vadhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ro* -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vātha -
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√vā (verb class 2)[present active second plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active second plural]
- Cannot analyse kuṣṭī*vā
- vāpya -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- antyajo' -
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antyaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “parigṛhṇātu tāṃ kanyāṃ salakṣāṃ syād videśagaḥ”
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gṛhṇātu -
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√grah (verb class 9)[imperative active third single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kanyām -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[locative single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- salakṣām -
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salakṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- videśagaḥ -
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videśaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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 1700 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.