Sanskrit quote nr. 6865 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यद्दुःसहवित्ततानवतया बद्धावधाने मनस्य् ।
उन्मार्गभ्रमणेऽवशस्य रभसाच्छ्वभ्रे परिभ्राम्यतः ॥udyadduḥsahavittatānavatayā baddhāvadhāne manasy |
unmārgabhramaṇe'vaśasya rabhasācchvabhre paribhrāmyataḥ ||
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.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Duhsaha (duḥsaha, दुःसह): defined in 13 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Tanava (tānava, तानव): defined in 4 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Avadhana (avadhāna, अवधान): defined in 9 categories.
Unmarga (unmārga, उन्मार्ग): defined in 2 categories.
Bhramana (bhramaṇa, भ्रमण): defined in 9 categories.
Rabhasat (rabhasāt, रभसात्): defined in 1 categories.
Rabhasa (रभस): defined in 6 categories.
Shvabhra (svabhra, śvabhra, श्वभ्र): defined in 6 categories.
Paribhramin (paribhrāmin, परिभ्रामिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), India history
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: “udyadduḥsahavittatānavatayā baddhāvadhāne manasy”
- udyad -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[compound]udyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- duḥsaha -
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duḥsaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥsaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vitta -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- tānava -
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tānava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- baddhā -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]baddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avadhāne -
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avadhāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse manasy
- Line 2: “unmārgabhramaṇe'vaśasya rabhasācchvabhre paribhrāmyataḥ”
- unmārga -
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unmārga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmārga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramaṇe' -
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bhramaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- avaśasya -
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avaśa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]avaśa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- rabhasācch -
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rabhasāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rabhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]rabhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- śvabhre -
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śvabhra (noun, masculine)[locative single]śvabhra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- paribhrāmya -
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paribhrāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]paribhrāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6865 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.