Sanskrit quote nr. 2180 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्राप्तपुष्पोद्गमविभ्रमैव ।
रुद्धा भुजङ्गेन तथा यथेयम् ॥aprāptapuṣpodgamavibhramaiva |
ruddhā bhujaṅgena tathā yatheyam ||
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.
Aprapta (aprāpta, अप्राप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प, puṣpā, पुष्पा): defined in 16 categories.
Udgama (उद्गम): defined in 6 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम, vibhramā, विभ्रमा): defined in 13 categories.
Ruddha (रुद्ध, ruddhā, रुद्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “aprāptapuṣpodgamavibhramaiva”
- aprāpta -
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aprāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aprāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpo -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udgama -
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udgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhramai -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Line 2: “ruddhā bhujaṅgena tathā yatheyam”
- ruddhā* -
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ruddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ruddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 7 verb]√rudh -> ruddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √rudh class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √rudh class 7 verb]
- bhujaṅgena -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yathe -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[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 2180 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.