Sanskrit quote nr. 8605 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपर्दी भूतिसंपन्नो जगतीपतिरद्वयः ।
धिग्दैवमव्ययः सोऽपि भृङ्गी शुष्यत्यतो भृशम् ॥kapardī bhūtisaṃpanno jagatīpatiradvayaḥ |
dhigdaivamavyayaḥ so'pi bhṛṅgī śuṣyatyato bhṛśam ||
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.
Kapardin (कपर्दिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Sampanna (सम्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Jagatipati (jagatīpati, जगतीपति): defined in 1 categories.
Advaya (अद्वय): defined in 7 categories.
Advayas (अद्वयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhik (धिक्): defined in 5 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 11 categories.
Avyaya (अव्यय): defined in 15 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhringi (bhrngi, bhṛṅgi, भृङ्गि, bhṛṅgī, भृङ्गी): defined in 11 categories.
Bhringin (bhrngin, bhṛṅgin, भृङ्गिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Shushyat (susyat, śuṣyat, शुष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “kapardī bhūtisaṃpanno jagatīpatiradvayaḥ”
- kapardī -
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kapardin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūti -
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bhūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sampanno* -
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sampanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagatīpatir -
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jagatīpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- advayaḥ -
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advayas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]advayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]advaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhigdaivamavyayaḥ so'pi bhṛṅgī śuṣyatyato bhṛśam”
- dhig -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- avyayaḥ -
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avyaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vyā (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]√vyay (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhṛṅgī -
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bhṛṅgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhṛṅgi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhṛṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śuṣyatya -
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√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8605 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.