Sanskrit quote nr. 488 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अणुरपि ननु नैव क्रोडभूषास्य काचित् परिभजसि यदेतत्तद्विभूतिस्तथैव ।
इह सरसि मनोज्ञे संततं पातुमम्भः श्रमपरिभवमग्नाः के न मग्नाः करीन्द्राः ॥aṇurapi nanu naiva kroḍabhūṣāsya kācit paribhajasi yadetattadvibhūtistathaiva |
iha sarasi manojñe saṃtataṃ pātumambhaḥ śramaparibhavamagnāḥ ke na magnāḥ karīndrāḥ ||
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.
Anu (aṇu, अणु): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Kroda (kroḍa, क्रोड): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Vibhuti (vibhūti, विभूति): defined in 13 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasi (sarasī, सरसी): defined in 8 categories.
Manojna (manojña, मनोज्ञ, manojñā, मनोज्ञा): defined in 9 categories.
Santata (सन्तत): defined in 10 categories.
Patu (pātu, पातु): defined in 14 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Gna (gnā, ग्ना): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Magna (मग्न, magnā, मग्ना): defined in 9 categories.
Karindra (karīndra, करीन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “aṇurapi nanu naiva kroḍabhūṣāsya kācit paribhajasi yadetattadvibhūtistathaiva”
- aṇur -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kroḍa -
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kroḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kroḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūṣā -
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bhūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhūṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhajasi -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- yade -
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yad (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vibhūtis -
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vibhūti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vibhūti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Line 2: “iha sarasi manojñe saṃtataṃ pātumambhaḥ śramaparibhavamagnāḥ ke na magnāḥ karīndrāḥ”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarasi -
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sarasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]saras (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- manojñe -
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manojña (noun, masculine)[locative single]manojña (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manojñā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- santatam -
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santata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]santata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]santatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pātum -
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√pā -> pātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √pā]√pā -> pātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √pā]√pā -> pātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √pā]√pai -> pātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √pai]pātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ambhaḥ -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śrama -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- paribhavam -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gnāḥ -
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gnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- magnāḥ -
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magna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]magnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√majj -> magna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> magnā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √majj class 6 verb]
- karīndrāḥ -
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karīndra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 488 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.