Sanskrit quote nr. 2240 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अब्धौ मज्जन्ति मीना इव फणिन इव क्षौणिरन्ध्रं विशन्ति ।
क्रामन्त्यद्रीन् विहङ्गा इव कपय इव क्वाप्यरण्ये चरन्ति ॥abdhau majjanti mīnā iva phaṇina iva kṣauṇirandhraṃ viśanti |
krāmantyadrīn vihaṅgā iva kapaya iva kvāpyaraṇye caranti ||
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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.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Mina (mīna, मीन, mīnā, मीना): defined in 18 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kshauni (ksauni, kṣauṇī, क्षौणी): defined in 3 categories.
Randhra (रन्ध्र): defined in 12 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishanti (visanti, viśantī, विशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Kramat (krāmat, क्रामत्): defined in 1 categories.
Adri (अद्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Vihanga (vihaṅga, विहङ्ग, vihaṅgā, विहङ्गा): defined in 7 categories.
Kapi (कपि): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Aranya (araṇya, अरण्य): defined in 14 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: “abdhau majjanti mīnā iva phaṇina iva kṣauṇirandhraṃ viśanti”
- abdhau -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- majjanti -
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√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> majjantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- mīnā* -
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mīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- phaṇina* -
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phaṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]phaṇin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṣauṇi -
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kṣauṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- randhram -
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randhra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]randhra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viśanti -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “krāmantyadrīn vihaṅgā iva kapaya iva kvāpyaraṇye caranti”
- krāmantya -
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krāmat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√kram -> krāmat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kram class 1 verb]√kram -> krāmantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- adrīn -
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adri (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vihaṅgā* -
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vihaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vihaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kapaya* -
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kapi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kvā -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- araṇye -
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araṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]araṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 10)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 0)[imperfect passive first single]
- caranti -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
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 2240 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.