Sanskrit quote nr. 6804 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दामद्रुमभ गभीमदशनो येनाभ्यघानि द्विपः ।
सोऽयं वञ्चकचेष्टितैस् त्यजति किं पञ्चाननः काननम् ॥uddāmadrumabha gabhīmadaśano yenābhyaghāni dvipaḥ |
so'yaṃ vañcakaceṣṭitais tyajati kiṃ pañcānanaḥ kānanam ||
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.
Uddama (uddāma, उद्दाम): defined in 10 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Bhimat (bhīmat, भीमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Agha (अघ): defined in 13 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 12 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vancaka (vañcaka, वञ्चक): defined in 7 categories.
Ceshtita (cestita, ceṣṭita, चेष्टित): defined in 10 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pancanana (pañcānana, पञ्चानन): defined in 10 categories.
Kanana (kānana, कानन): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “uddāmadrumabha gabhīmadaśano yenābhyaghāni dvipaḥ”
- uddāma -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- druma -
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druma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhīmad -
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bhīmat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhīmat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aśano* -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yenā -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- abhya -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- aghāni -
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agha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvipaḥ -
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dvipa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “so'yaṃ vañcakaceṣṭitais tyajati kiṃ pañcānanaḥ kānanam”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vañcaka -
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vañcaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vañcaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ceṣṭitais -
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ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √ceṣṭ]
- tyajati -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pañcānanaḥ -
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pañcānana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kānanam -
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kānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 6804 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.