Sanskrit quote nr. 7315 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्ववेधी भवेज् ज्येष्ठो नाभिवेदी च मध्यमः ।
यः पादवेधी लक्ष्यस्य स कनिष्ठो मतो मया ॥ūrdhvavedhī bhavej jyeṣṭho nābhivedī ca madhyamaḥ |
yaḥ pādavedhī lakṣyasya sa kaniṣṭho mato mayā ||
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.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Vedhin (वेधिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Jyeshtha (jyestha, jyeṣṭha, ज्येष्ठ): defined in 15 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Vedi (वेदि, vedī, वेदी): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Padu (pādu, पादु): defined in 5 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Kanishtha (kanistha, kaniṣṭha, कनिष्ठ): defined in 9 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 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: “ūrdhvavedhī bhavej jyeṣṭho nābhivedī ca madhyamaḥ”
- ūrdhva -
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ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedhī -
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vedhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse bhavej*jy
- jyeṣṭho* -
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jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nābhi -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nābhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nābh (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vedī -
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vedī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vedi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vedin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhyamaḥ -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yaḥ pādavedhī lakṣyasya sa kaniṣṭho mato mayā”
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pādave -
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pādu (noun, masculine)[vocative single], [dative single]
- edhī -
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- lakṣyasya -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaniṣṭho* -
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kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mato* -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental 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 7315 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.