Sanskrit quote nr. 1124 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीत्य नीतिं यस्माच्च नीतियुक्तो न दृश्यते ।
अनभिज्ञश्च साचिव्यं गमितः केन हेतुना ॥adhītya nītiṃ yasmācca nītiyukto na dṛśyate |
anabhijñaśca sācivyaṃ gamitaḥ kena hetunā ||
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.
Adhitya (adhītya, अधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Niti (nīti, नीति): defined in 13 categories.
Yasmat (yasmāt, यस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nitiyukta (nītiyukta, नीतियुक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Anabhijna (anabhijña, अनभिज्ञ): defined in 7 categories.
Sacivya (sācivya, साचिव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Gamita (गमित): defined in 3 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), India history, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “adhītya nītiṃ yasmācca nītiyukto na dṛśyate”
- adhītya -
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adhītya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nītim -
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nīti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yasmāc -
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yasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[ablative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nītiyukto* -
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nītiyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “anabhijñaśca sācivyaṃ gamitaḥ kena hetunā”
- anabhijñaś -
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anabhijña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sācivyam -
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sācivya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gamitaḥ -
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gamita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gam -> gamita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √gam]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hetunā -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 1124 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.