Sanskrit quote nr. 7888 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतां नवाम्बुधरकान्तिमुदीक्ष्य वेणीम् ।
एणीदृशो यदि वदन्ति वदन्तु नाम ॥etāṃ navāmbudharakāntimudīkṣya veṇīm |
eṇīdṛśo yadi vadanti vadantu nāma ||
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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.
Eta (etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Navambu (navāmbu, नवाम्बु): defined in 1 categories.
Dhara (धर): defined in 18 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Udikshya (udiksya, udīkṣya, उदीक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Veni (veṇī, वेणी): defined in 13 categories.
Enidrish (enidrs, eṇīdṛś, एणीदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of 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: “etāṃ navāmbudharakāntimudīkṣya veṇīm”
- etām -
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etā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- navāmbu -
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navāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhara -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kāntim -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- udīkṣya -
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udīkṣya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- veṇīm -
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veṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “eṇīdṛśo yadi vadanti vadantu nāma”
- eṇīdṛśo* -
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eṇīdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]eṇīdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vadantu -
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√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [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 7888 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.