Sanskrit quote nr. 444 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानाद्यदि वाधिपत्यरभसादस्मत्परोक्षं हृता सीतेयं प्रविमुच्यतां शठ मरुत्पुत्रस्य हस्तेऽधुना ।
नो चेल् लक्ष्मणमुक्तमार्गणगणच्छेदोच्छलच्छोणित- च्छत्रच्छन्नदिगन्तमन्तकपुरं पुत्रैर्वृतो यास्यसि ॥ajñānādyadi vādhipatyarabhasādasmatparokṣaṃ hṛtā sīteyaṃ pravimucyatāṃ śaṭha marutputrasya haste'dhunā |
no cel lakṣmaṇamuktamārgaṇagaṇacchedocchalacchoṇita- cchatracchannadigantamantakapuraṃ putrairvṛto yāsyasi ||
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.
Ajnanat (ajñānāt, अज्ञानात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान): defined in 12 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Adhipatya (ādhipatya, आधिपत्य): defined in 7 categories.
Rabhasat (rabhasāt, रभसात्): defined in 1 categories.
Rabhasa (रभस): defined in 6 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Paroksha (paroksa, parokṣa, परोक्ष): defined in 12 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛtā, हृता): defined in 6 categories.
Sita (sītā, सीता, sīta, सीत): defined in 23 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ): defined in 10 categories.
Marutputra (मरुत्पुत्र): defined in 1 categories.
Hasta (हस्त, hastā, हस्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Vrit (vrt, vṛt, वृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhist philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “ajñānādyadi vādhipatyarabhasādasmatparokṣaṃ hṛtā sīteyaṃ pravimucyatāṃ śaṭha marutputrasya haste'dhunā”
- ajñānād -
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ajñānāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ādhipatya -
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ādhipatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rabhasād -
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rabhasāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rabhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rabhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- asmat -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative plural]
- parokṣam -
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parokṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parokṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parokṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hṛtā -
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hṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- sīte -
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sītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sai -> sīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sai class 1 verb], [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> sīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [locative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> sītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sai class 1 verb]
- 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]
- pravi -
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pravi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mucyatām -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative passive third single]√muc (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]
- śaṭha -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- marutputrasya -
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marutputra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- haste' -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[locative single]hasta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hastā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “no cel lakṣmaṇamuktamārgaṇagaṇacchedocchalacchoṇita- cchatracchannadigantamantakapuraṃ putrairvṛto yāsyasi”
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse cel*la
- Cannot analyse lakṣmaṇamuktamārgaṇagaṇacchedocchalacchoṇita*cc
- Cannot analyse cchatracchannadigantamantakapuram*pu
- putrair -
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putra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]putra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vṛto* -
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vṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- yāsyasi -
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√yā (verb class 2)[future active second 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 444 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.