Sanskrit quote nr. 561 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिदाक्षिण्ययुक्तानां शङ्कितानां पदे पदे ।
परापवादिभीरूणां न भवन्ति विभूतयः ॥atidākṣiṇyayuktānāṃ śaṅkitānāṃ pade pade |
parāpavādibhīrūṇāṃ na bhavanti vibhūtayaḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Dakshini (daksini, dākṣiṇī, दाक्षिणी): defined in 4 categories.
Dakshinya (daksinya, dākṣiṇya, दाक्षिण्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ayukta (अयुक्त, ayuktā, अयुक्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Shankita (sankita, śaṅkita, शङ्कित, śaṅkitā, शङ्किता): defined in 8 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padi (पदि): defined in 7 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Parapa (parāpa, पराप): defined in 1 categories.
Vadi (vādi, वादि): defined in 15 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhuti (vibhūti, विभूति): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “atidākṣiṇyayuktānāṃ śaṅkitānāṃ pade pade”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dākṣiṇya -
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dākṣiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dākṣiṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dākṣiṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayuktānām -
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ayukta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ayukta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ayuktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śaṅkitānām -
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śaṅkita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śaṅkita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śaṅkitā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]√śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]√śaṅk -> śaṅkitā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “parāpavādibhīrūṇāṃ na bhavanti vibhūtayaḥ”
- parāpa -
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parāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vādibhīr -
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vādi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vādi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]vādi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]vādin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vādin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- rūṇām -
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ru (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vibhūtayaḥ -
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vibhūti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhūti (noun, feminine)[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 561 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.