Sanskrit quote nr. 842 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अदृष्टपूर्वः कण्ठोऽयं कान्ताया भुवन्त्रये ।
यस्माद्विणानिनादस्य समुद्भूतिर्विभाव्यते ॥

adṛṣṭapūrvaḥ kaṇṭho'yaṃ kāntāyā bhuvantraye |
yasmādviṇāninādasya samudbhūtirvibhāvyate ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Adrishtapurva (adrstapurva, adṛṣṭapūrva, अदृष्टपूर्व): defined in 3 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 19 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Yasmat (yasmāt, यस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Samudbhuti (samudbhūti, समुद्भूति): defined in 1 categories.
Vibhavya (vibhāvya, विभाव्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “adṛṣṭapūrvaḥ kaṇṭho'yaṃ kāntāyā bhuvantraye
  • adṛṣṭapūrvaḥ -
  • adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṇṭho' -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntāyā* -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √kam class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • bhu -
  • bhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vantra -
  • vantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “yasmādviṇāninādasya samudbhūtirvibhāvyate
  • yasmād -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṇān -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • inād -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samudbhūtir -
  • samudbhūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhāvya -
  • vibhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 842 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.

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