Sanskrit quote nr. 96 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृत विशदधाम्नो बिम्बसारं गृहीत्वा दयित युवतिवक्त्रं लोकधात्रेति विद्मः ।
न हि न हि भवदीयो मोह एवैष मित्र सितगरलनिधानं तत्त्वतो निश्चिनु त्वम् ॥akṛta viśadadhāmno bimbasāraṃ gṛhītvā dayita yuvativaktraṃ lokadhātreti vidmaḥ |
na hi na hi bhavadīyo moha evaiṣa mitra sitagaralanidhānaṃ tattvato niścinu tvam ||
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.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत): defined in 8 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 27 categories.
Grihitva (grhitva, gṛhītvā, गृहीत्वा): defined in 6 categories.
Dayita (दयित): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvat (युवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvati (yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Lokadhatri (lokadhatr, lokadhātṛ, लोकधातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavadiya (bhavadīya, भवदीय): defined in 4 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Garala (गरल): defined in 6 categories.
Nidhana (nidhāna, निधान): defined in 15 categories.
Tattvatah (tattvataḥ, तत्त्वतः): defined in 1 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry)
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: “akṛta viśadadhāmno bimbasāraṃ gṛhītvā dayita yuvativaktraṃ lokadhātreti vidmaḥ”
- akṛta -
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akṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
- viśada -
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viśada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāmno* -
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dhāman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhāman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bimba -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāram -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]
- gṛhītvā -
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gṛhītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
- dayita -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuvati -
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yuvati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yuvatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yuvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yu -> yuvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]√yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √yu class 2 verb]√yu (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- lokadhātre -
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lokadhātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]lokadhātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- vidmaḥ -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- Line 2: “na hi na hi bhavadīyo moha evaiṣa mitra sitagaralanidhānaṃ tattvato niścinu tvam”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhavadīyo* -
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bhavadīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- moha* -
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moha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evai -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sita -
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sita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
- garala -
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garala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nidhānam -
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nidhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nidhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nidhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tattvato* -
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tattvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niś -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cinu -
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√ci (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[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 96 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.