Sanskrit quote nr. 7337 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऋजुदृशः कथयन्ति पुराविदो ।
मधुभिदं किल राहुशिरश्छिदम् ॥ṛjudṛśaḥ kathayanti purāvido |
madhubhidaṃ kila rāhuśiraśchidam ||
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.
Rijudrish (rjudrs, ṛjudṛś, ऋजुदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Vidu (विदु): defined in 3 categories.
Madhubhid (मधुभिद्): defined in 1 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Chid (छिद्): defined in 2 categories.
Chida (छिद): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ṛjudṛśaḥ kathayanti purāvido”
- ṛjudṛśaḥ -
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ṛjudṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ṛjudṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kathayanti -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vido -
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vidu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “madhubhidaṃ kila rāhuśiraśchidam”
- madhubhidam -
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madhubhid (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- rāhu -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śiraś -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- chidam -
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chida (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chida (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chidā (noun, feminine)[adverb]chid (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 7337 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.