Sanskrit quote nr. 8779 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति नीडं भुवि चेद् वराही ।
समान्यपत्यानि विजायते वा ॥karoti nīḍaṃ bhuvi ced varāhī |
samānyapatyāni vijāyate vā ||
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.
Nida (nīḍa, नीड): defined in 8 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Varahi (varāhī, वराही): defined in 14 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Samani (samānī, समानी): defined in 6 categories.
Apatya (अपत्य): defined in 6 categories.
Vij (विज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayata (अयत, ayatā, अयता): defined in 14 categories.
Ayati (अयति): defined in 7 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil
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: “karoti nīḍaṃ bhuvi ced varāhī”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- nīḍam -
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nīḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- varāhī -
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varāhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “samānyapatyāni vijāyate vā”
- samānya -
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samānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- apatyāni -
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apatya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vijā -
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vij (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ayate -
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ayat (noun, masculine)[dative single]ayat (noun, neuter)[dative single]ayata (noun, masculine)[locative single]ayata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ayatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ayati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√yat (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 8779 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.