Sanskrit quote nr. 7287 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊढा येन महाधुराः सुविषमे मार्गे सदैकाकिना ।
सोढो येन कदाचिदेव न निजे गोष्ठेऽन्यशौण्डध्वनिः ॥ūḍhā yena mahādhurāḥ suviṣame mārge sadaikākinā |
soḍho yena kadācideva na nije goṣṭhe'nyaśauṇḍadhvaniḥ ||
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.
Udha (ūḍha, ऊढ, ūḍhā, ऊढा): defined in 6 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahadhura (mahādhura, महाधुर): defined in 1 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ekakin (ekākin, एकाकिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Sodhri (sodhr, soḍhṛ, सोढृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nija (निज, nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Goshtha (gostha, goṣṭha, गोष्ठ, goṣṭhā, गोष्ठा): defined in 5 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Shaunda (saunda, śauṇḍa, शौण्ड): defined in 5 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 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: “ūḍhā yena mahādhurāḥ suviṣame mārge sadaikākinā”
- ūḍhā* -
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ūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√uh -> ūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √uh class 1 verb]√uh -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √uh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √uh class 1 verb]√ūh -> ūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ūh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ūh class 1 verb]√ūh -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ūh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ūh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ūh class 1 verb]√vah -> ūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> ūḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mahādhurāḥ -
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mahādhura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- suvi -
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sū (noun, masculine)[locative single]sū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ṣa -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mārge -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[locative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sadai -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ekākinā -
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ekākin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ekākin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “soḍho yena kadācideva na nije goṣṭhe'nyaśauṇḍadhvaniḥ”
- soḍho* -
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soḍhṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]soḍhṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]soḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sah -> soḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sah class 1 verb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kadācid -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nije -
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nija (noun, masculine)[locative single]nija (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- goṣṭhe' -
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goṣṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]goṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]goṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- anya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- śauṇḍa -
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śauṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śauṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvaniḥ -
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dhvani (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 7287 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.