Sanskrit quote nr. 7073 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपधिवसतिपिण्डान् गृह्णते नो विरुद्धांस् ।
तनुवचनमनोभिः सर्वथा ये मुनीन्द्राः ॥upadhivasatipiṇḍān gṛhṇate no viruddhāṃs |
tanuvacanamanobhiḥ sarvathā ye munīndrāḥ ||
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.
Vasati (वसति, vasatī, वसती): defined in 9 categories.
Pinda (piṇḍa, पिण्ड): defined in 20 categories.
Grihnat (grhnat, gṛhṇat, गृह्णत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tanu (तनु, tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvatha (sarvathā, सर्वथा): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Munindra (munīndra, मुनीन्द्र, munīndrā, मुनीन्द्रा): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “upadhivasatipiṇḍān gṛhṇate no viruddhāṃs”
- upadhi -
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upadhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vasati -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vasati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- piṇḍān -
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piṇḍa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- gṛhṇate -
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gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhṇatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √grah class 9 verb]
- no* -
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- Cannot analyse viruddhāṃs
- Line 2: “tanuvacanamanobhiḥ sarvathā ye munīndrāḥ”
- tanu -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anobhiḥ -
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anas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- munīndrāḥ -
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munīndra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]munīndrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 7073 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.