Sanskrit quote nr. 6872 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यन्तु शतमादित्या उद्यन्तु शतमिन्दवः ।
न विना विदुषां वाक्यैर् नश्यत्याभ्यन्तरं तमः ॥udyantu śatamādityā udyantu śatamindavaḥ |
na vinā viduṣāṃ vākyair naśyatyābhyantaraṃ tamaḥ ||
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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.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य, ādityā, आदित्या): defined in 16 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vidusha (vidusa, viduṣā, विदुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhyantaram (ābhyantaram, आभ्यन्तरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Abhyantara (ābhyantara, आभ्यन्तर): defined in 12 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 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: “udyantu śatamādityā udyantu śatamindavaḥ”
- udyan -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ādityā* -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ādityā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- udyan -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- indavaḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “na vinā viduṣāṃ vākyair naśyatyābhyantaraṃ tamaḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- viduṣām -
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viduṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vidus (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidus (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidvas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidvas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- vākyair -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
- naśyatyā -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- ābhyantaram -
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ābhyantaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ābhyantara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ābhyantara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ābhyantarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6872 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.