Sanskrit quote nr. 497 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अण्डाभ्यां लोमशाभ्यां तु जाताण्डो न हितः स्मृतः ।
भरमाभावक्त्रपुच्छं च कृष्णनीलं परित्यजेत् ॥aṇḍābhyāṃ lomaśābhyāṃ tu jātāṇḍo na hitaḥ smṛtaḥ |
bharamābhāvaktrapucchaṃ ca kṛṣṇanīlaṃ parityajet ||
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.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 12 categories.
Lomasha (lomasa, lomaśa, लोमश, lomaśā, लोमशा): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Da (ḍa, ड): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 13 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Avaktri (avaktr, avaktṛ, अवक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Avaktra (अवक्त्र): defined in 1 categories.
Apuccha (अपुच्छ): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aṇḍābhyāṃ lomaśābhyāṃ tu jātāṇḍo na hitaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- aṇḍābhyām -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- lomaśābhyām -
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lomaśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]lomaśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]lomaśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jātāṇ -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- ḍo* -
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ḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hitaḥ -
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hita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “bharamābhāvaktrapucchaṃ ca kṛṣṇanīlaṃ parityajet”
- bharamā -
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- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- avaktra -
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avaktṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avaktṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apuccham -
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apuccha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apuccha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apucchā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nīlam -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tyajet -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 497 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.