Sanskrit quote nr. 171 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगदैः सर्वसामान्यैर् व्यन्तराणां विषं हरेत् ।
धूपो देवीसहापिच्छखण्डनैस्तद्विषापहः ॥agadaiḥ sarvasāmānyair vyantarāṇāṃ viṣaṃ haret |
dhūpo devīsahāpicchakhaṇḍanaistadviṣāpahaḥ ||
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.
Agada (अगद): defined in 11 categories.
Sarvasamanya (sarvasāmānya, सर्वसामान्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vyantara (व्यन्तर): defined in 4 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Dhupa (dhūpa, धूप): defined in 15 categories.
Devi (devī, देवी): defined in 18 categories.
Devin (देविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Saha (सह, sahā, सहा): defined in 12 categories.
Sah (सह्): defined in 4 categories.
Apit (अपित्): defined in 2 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Khandana (khaṇḍana, खण्डन): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vishapaha (visapaha, viṣāpaha, विषापह): defined in 3 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: “agadaiḥ sarvasāmānyair vyantarāṇāṃ viṣaṃ haret”
- agadaiḥ -
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agada (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]agada (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sarvasāmānyair -
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sarvasāmānya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarvasāmānya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vyantarāṇām -
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vyantara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vyantara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- haret -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “dhūpo devīsahāpicchakhaṇḍanaistadviṣāpahaḥ”
- dhūpo* -
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dhūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devī -
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devī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]devin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sahā -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sah (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- apicch -
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apit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]apit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍanais -
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khaṇḍana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]khaṇḍana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viṣāpahaḥ -
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viṣāpaha (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 171 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.