Sanskrit quote nr. 976 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यापि वासगृहतो मयि नीयमाने दुर्वारभीषणकरैर्यमदूतकल्पैः ।
किं किं तया बहुविधं न कृतं मदर्थे वक्तुं न पार्यत इति व्यथते मनो मे ॥adyāpi vāsagṛhato mayi nīyamāne durvārabhīṣaṇakarairyamadūtakalpaiḥ |
kiṃ kiṃ tayā bahuvidhaṃ na kṛtaṃ madarthe vaktuṃ na pāryata iti vyathate mano me ||
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.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Vasagriha (vasagrha, vāsagṛha, वासगृह): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Niyamana (nīyamāna, नीयमान, nīyamānā, नीयमाना): defined in 8 categories.
Durvara (durvāra, दुर्वार): defined in 5 categories.
Bhishanaka (bhisanaka, bhīṣaṇaka, भीषणक): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Yamaduta (yamadūta, यमदूत): defined in 7 categories.
Kalpa (कल्प): defined in 19 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Bahuvidha (बहुविध): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Madartha (मदर्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Pari (pārī, पारी): defined in 9 categories.
Parya (pārya, पार्य): defined in 3 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “adyāpi vāsagṛhato mayi nīyamāne durvārabhīṣaṇakarairyamadūtakalpaiḥ”
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāsagṛha -
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vāsagṛha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- nīyamāne -
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√nī -> nīyamāna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nīyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nīyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb]
- durvāra -
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durvāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durvāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhīṣaṇaka -
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bhīṣaṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhīṣaṇaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rair -
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ra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yamadūta -
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yamadūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpaiḥ -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kalpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kiṃ kiṃ tayā bahuvidhaṃ na kṛtaṃ madarthe vaktuṃ na pāryata iti vyathate mano me”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bahuvidham -
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bahuvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahuvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahuvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- madarthe -
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madartha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārya -
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pārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṛ -> pārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √pṛ]√pṛ -> pārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √pṛ]√pṝ -> pārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √pṝ]√pṛ -> pārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pṛ]√pṛ -> pārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṛ]√pṛ -> pārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṛ]√pṛ -> pārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √pṛ class 6 verb]√pṛ -> pārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √pṛ class 6 verb]√pṝ -> pārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ]
- ata* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyathate -
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√vyath -> vyathat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vyath class 1 verb]√vyath -> vyathat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vyath class 1 verb]√vyath (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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