Sanskrit quote nr. 6914 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्वर्तितमपि बहुधा- ।
नुलिप्तमपि चन्दनागुरुरसाद्यैः ॥udvartitamapi bahudhā- |
nuliptamapi candanāgururasādyaiḥ ||
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.
Udvartita (उद्वर्तित): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bahudha (bahudhā, बहुधा): defined in 5 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Lipta (लिप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Candana (चन्दन, candanā, चन्दना): defined in 23 categories.
Aguru (अगुरु): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “udvartitamapi bahudhā-”
- udvartitam -
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udvartita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udvartita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udvartitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bahudhā -
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bahudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “nuliptamapi candanāgururasādyaiḥ”
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- liptam -
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lipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]liptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lip -> lipta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lip class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lip class 6 verb]√lip -> lipta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lip class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lip class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lip class 6 verb], [accusative single from √lip class 6 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- candanā -
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candana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]candanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agurur -
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aguru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]aguru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asād -
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√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active third single]
- yaiḥ -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 6914 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.