Sanskrit quote nr. 863 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्य यावदपि येन निबद्धौ न प्रभू विचलितुं बलिविन्ध्यौ ।
आस्थितावितथतागुणपाशस् त्वादृशा स विदुषा दुरपासः ॥adya yāvadapi yena nibaddhau na prabhū vicalituṃ balivindhyau |
āsthitāvitathatāguṇapāśas tvādṛśā sa viduṣā durapāsaḥ ||
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.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nibaddha (निबद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Balivindhya (बलिविन्ध्य): defined in 1 categories.
Asthita (āsthita, आस्थित): defined in 6 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Aguna (aguṇa, अगुण): defined in 4 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Tvadrish (tvadrs, tvādṛś, त्वादृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Tvadrisha (tvadrsa, tvādṛśā, त्वादृशा): defined in 1 categories.
Vidusha (vidusa, viduṣā, विदुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Durapasa (durapāsa, दुरपास): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “adya yāvadapi yena nibaddhau na prabhū vicalituṃ balivindhyau”
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāvad -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nibaddhau -
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nibaddha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhū -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vi -
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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]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- calitum -
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√cal -> calitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √cal]
- balivindhyau -
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balivindhya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “āsthitāvitathatāguṇapāśas tvādṛśā sa viduṣā durapāsaḥ”
- āsthitāvi -
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āsthita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aguṇa -
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aguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aguṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāśas -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvādṛśā -
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tvādṛś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tvādṛś (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tvādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viduṣā* -
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viduṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- durapāsaḥ -
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durapāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 863 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.