Sanskrit quote nr. 2230 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अबोधि नो ह्रीनिभृतं मदिङ्गितं ।
प्रतीत्य वा नादृतवत्यसाविति ॥abodhi no hrīnibhṛtaṃ madiṅgitaṃ |
pratītya vā nādṛtavatyasāviti ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nibhritam (nibhrtam, nibhṛtam, निभृतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nibhrita (nibhrta, nibhṛta, निभृत): defined in 5 categories.
Ingita (iṅgita, इङ्गित): defined in 8 categories.
Pratitya (pratītya, प्रतीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Ritavat (rtavat, ṛtavat, ऋतवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “abodhi no hrīnibhṛtaṃ madiṅgitaṃ”
- abodhi -
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√budh (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√budh (verb class 4)[aorist middle third single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- hrī -
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hrī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- nibhṛtam -
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nibhṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nibhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nibhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nibhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mad -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- iṅgitam -
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iṅgita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √iṅg]√iṅg -> iṅgita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [accusative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [nominative single from √iṅg], [accusative single from √iṅg]
- Line 2: “pratītya vā nādṛtavatyasāviti”
- pratītya -
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pratītya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- nād -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛtavatya -
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ṛtavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛtavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asāvi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 2230 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.