Sanskrit quote nr. 1892 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपङ्किलधियः शुद्धाः साधुमानसवृत्तयः ।
वमन्ति श्रुतिजीवातुं ध्वनिं नवरसास्पदम् ॥apaṅkiladhiyaḥ śuddhāḥ sādhumānasavṛttayaḥ |
vamanti śrutijīvātuṃ dhvaniṃ navarasāspadam ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Anki (aṅkī, अङ्की): defined in 6 categories.
Ankin (aṅkin, अङ्किन्): defined in 1 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध, śuddhā, शुद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Sadhumat (sādhumat, साधुमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Vamanti (vamantī, वमन्ती): defined in 2 categories.
Shrutin (srutin, śrutin, श्रुतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jivatu (jīvātu, जीवातु): defined in 3 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Navarasa (नवरस, navarasā, नवरसा): defined in 4 categories.
Aspada (āspada, आस्पद): defined in 11 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: “apaṅkiladhiyaḥ śuddhāḥ sādhumānasavṛttayaḥ”
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṅki -
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aṅkī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]aṅkin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṅkin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhiyaḥ -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śuddhāḥ -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
- sādhumān -
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sādhumat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- vṛttayaḥ -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “vamanti śrutijīvātuṃ dhvaniṃ navarasāspadam”
- vamanti -
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√vam -> vamat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vamantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- śruti -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[locative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jīvātum -
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jīvātu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]jīvātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhvanim -
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dhvani (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- navarasā -
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navarasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navarasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]navarasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āspadam -
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āspada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 1892 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.