Sanskrit quote nr. 6751 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उदासीनालीनामपि वचसि लीनातनुलसत् ।
त्रपाधीना दीनालपनपदवीनायकधृता ॥

udāsīnālīnāmapi vacasi līnātanulasat |
trapādhīnā dīnālapanapadavīnāyakadhṛtā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Udasina (udāsīna, उदासीन, udāsīnā, उदासीना): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Lina (līna, लीन): defined in 13 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 categories.
Trapa (trapā, त्रपा): defined in 2 categories.
Adhina (adhīna, अधीन, adhīnā, अधीना): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (dīna, दीन, dīnā, दीना): defined in 16 categories.
Alapana (ālapana, आलपन): defined in 4 categories.
Padavi (पदवि, padavī, पदवी): defined in 9 categories.
Nayaka (nāyaka, नायक): defined in 20 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛtā, धृता): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “udāsīnālīnāmapi vacasi līnātanulasat
  • udāsīnā -
  • udāsīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udāsīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udāsīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alīnām -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vacasi -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • līnāt -
  • līna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    līna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> līna (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> līna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 4 verb], [ablative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lasat -
  • las -> lasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “trapādhīnā dīnālapanapadavīnāyakadhṛtā
  • trapā -
  • trapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhīnā* -
  • adhīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adhīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīnā -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālapana -
  • ālapana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padavī -
  • padavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    padavī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    padavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāyaka -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhṛtā -
  • dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6751 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.

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