Sanskrit quote nr. 6831 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्धृतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु बन्धुवर्गवधेष्वपि ।
परुषाण्यपि जल्पन्तो वध्या दूता न भूभुजा ॥uddhṛteṣvapi śastreṣu bandhuvargavadheṣvapi |
paruṣāṇyapi jalpanto vadhyā dūtā na bhūbhujā ||
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.
Uddhrita (uddhrta, uddhṛta, उद्धृत): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Bandhuvarga (बन्धुवर्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Vadha (वध): defined in 12 categories.
Parusha (parusa, paruṣa, परुष): defined in 11 categories.
Jalpat (जल्पत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vadhya (वध्य, vadhyā, वध्या): defined in 5 categories.
Duta (dūta, दूत): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhubhuj (bhūbhuj, भूभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), 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: “uddhṛteṣvapi śastreṣu bandhuvargavadheṣvapi”
- uddhṛteṣva -
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uddhṛta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]uddhṛta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śastreṣu -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]śastra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- bandhuvarga -
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bandhuvarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadheṣva -
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vadha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “paruṣāṇyapi jalpanto vadhyā dūtā na bhūbhujā”
- paruṣāṇya -
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paruṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jalpanto* -
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√jalp -> jalpat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jalp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jalp class 1 verb]
- vadhyā* -
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vadhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vadhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dūtā* -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūbhujā -
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bhūbhuj (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 6831 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.