Sanskrit quote nr. 7303 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्जितं सज्जनं दृष्ट्वा द्वेष्टि नीचः पुनः पुनः ।
कवलीकुरुते स्वस्थं विधुं दिवि विधुंतुदः ॥ūrjitaṃ sajjanaṃ dṛṣṭvā dveṣṭi nīcaḥ punaḥ punaḥ |
kavalīkurute svasthaṃ vidhuṃ divi vidhuṃtudaḥ ||
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.
Urjitam (ūrjitam, ऊर्जितम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urjita (ūrjita, ऊर्जित): defined in 6 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Vali (valī, वली): defined in 14 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Svastha (स्वस्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 6 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divi (divī, दिवी): defined in 7 categories.
Vidhuntuda (विधुन्तुद): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “ūrjitaṃ sajjanaṃ dṛṣṭvā dveṣṭi nīcaḥ punaḥ punaḥ”
- ūrjitam -
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ūrjitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]√ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]
- sajjanam -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sajjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sajjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- dveṣṭi -
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√dviṣ (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nīcaḥ -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kavalīkurute svasthaṃ vidhuṃ divi vidhuṃtudaḥ”
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- valī -
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valī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- svastham -
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svastha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svastha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svasthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidhum -
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vidhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- divi -
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divi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]divī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]div (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vidhuntudaḥ -
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vidhuntuda (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 7303 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.