Sanskrit quote nr. 2472 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अमी कारागारे निविडनलिनीनालनिगडैर् ।
निबध्यन्तां हंसाः प्रथमविसकन्दाङ्कुरभिदः ॥

amī kārāgāre niviḍanalinīnālanigaḍair |
nibadhyantāṃ haṃsāḥ prathamavisakandāṅkurabhidaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Karagara (kārāgāra, कारागार): defined in 4 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Kanda (कन्द): defined in 14 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 13 categories.
Bhid (भिद्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Nepali

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: “amī kārāgāre niviḍanalinīnālanigaḍair
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • kārāgāre -
  • kārāgāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse niviḍanalinīnālanigaḍair
  • Line 2: “nibadhyantāṃ haṃsāḥ prathamavisakandāṅkurabhidaḥ
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • badhyantām -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third plural]
    bandh (verb class 4)
    [imperative passive third plural]
    bandh (verb class 9)
    [imperative passive third plural]
  • haṃsāḥ -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prathama -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kandā -
  • kanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kand (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṅkura -
  • aṅkura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhidaḥ -
  • bhid (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhid (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhid (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2472 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.

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