Sanskrit quote nr. 504 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतः संदेहदोलायां रोपणीयं न मानसम् ।
ग्रन्थेऽस्मिंश्चापचतुरैर् चीरचिन्तामणौ क्वचित् ॥ataḥ saṃdehadolāyāṃ ropaṇīyaṃ na mānasam |
granthe'smiṃścāpacaturair cīracintāmaṇau kvacit ||
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.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Sandehadola (sandehadolā, सन्देहदोला): defined in 1 categories.
Ropaniya (ropaṇīya, रोपणीय): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Manasa (mānasa, मानस): defined in 14 categories.
Grantha (ग्रन्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Granthi (ग्रन्थि): defined in 15 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Cira (cīra, चीर): defined in 16 categories.
Cintamani (cintāmaṇi, चिन्तामणि): defined in 19 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ataḥ saṃdehadolāyāṃ ropaṇīyaṃ na mānasam”
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sandehadolāyām -
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sandehadolā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ropaṇīyam -
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ropaṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ropaṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ropaṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ruh -> ropaṇīya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ruh]√ruh -> ropaṇīya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ruh]√ruh -> ropaṇīyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ruh]√rup -> ropaṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rup class 4 verb]√rup -> ropaṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rup class 4 verb]√ruh -> ropaṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ruh]√ruh -> ropaṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ruh], [accusative single from √ruh]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānasam -
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mānasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “granthe'smiṃścāpacaturair cīracintāmaṇau kvacit”
- granthe' -
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grantha (noun, masculine)[locative single]granthi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- asmiṃś -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caturair -
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- cīra -
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cīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cintāmaṇau -
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cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative 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]
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 504 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.