Sanskrit quote nr. 655 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यन्तनिर्गते चैव सुबद्धे नैव चाविले ।
प्रशस्ते वाजिनां नेत्रे मध्वाभे कालतारके ॥atyantanirgate caiva subaddhe naiva cāvile |
praśaste vājināṃ netre madhvābhe kālatārake ||
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.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Nirgata (निर्गत, nirgatā, निर्गता): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Subaddha (सुबद्ध, subaddhā, सुबद्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Prashasta (prasasta, praśasta, प्रशस्त, praśastā, प्रशस्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Prashasti (prasasti, praśasti, प्रशस्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Vajin (vājin, वाजिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Vajina (vājinā, वाजिना): defined in 3 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhva (मध्व): defined in 4 categories.
Abha (ābhā, आभा): defined in 10 categories.
Kalata (kālatā, कालता): defined in 3 categories.
Araka (अरक): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Prakrit, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “atyantanirgate caiva subaddhe naiva cāvile”
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirgate -
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nirgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- subaddhe -
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subaddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]subaddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]subaddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cāvi -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ile -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “praśaste vājināṃ netre madhvābhe kālatārake”
- praśaste -
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praśasta (noun, masculine)[locative single]praśasta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]praśastā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]praśasti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vājinām -
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vājin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vājin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vājinā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- netre -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]netra (noun, masculine)[locative single]netra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- madhvā -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]madhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ābhe -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kālatā -
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kālatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arake -
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araka (noun, masculine)[locative 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 655 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.