Sanskrit quote nr. 1206 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनधीत्य स्वजशास्त्रं योऽन्यशास्त्रं समीहते वक्तुम् ।
सोऽहेः पदानि गणयति निशि तमसि जले चिरगतस्य ॥anadhītya svajaśāstraṃ yo'nyaśāstraṃ samīhate vaktum |
so'heḥ padāni gaṇayati niśi tamasi jale ciragatasya ||
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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.
Anadhitya (anadhītya, अनधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Svaja (स्वज): defined in 3 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ashastra (asastra, aśāstra, अशास्त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Samin (समिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Ahi (अहि): defined in 16 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Jala (जल, jalā, जला): defined in 24 categories.
Ciragata (चिरगत): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Marathi, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Pali, Prakrit, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vedanta (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: “anadhītya svajaśāstraṃ yo'nyaśāstraṃ samīhate vaktum”
- anadhītya -
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anadhītya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anadhītya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svaja -
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svaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√svaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- aśāstram -
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aśāstra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśāstrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samī -
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samin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- īhate -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- vaktum -
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√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]√vac -> vaktum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vac]
- Line 2: “so'heḥ padāni gaṇayati niśi tamasi jale ciragatasya”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aheḥ -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- padāni -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- gaṇayati -
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√gaṇ (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tamasi -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jale -
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jala (noun, masculine)[locative single]jala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- ciragatasya -
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ciragata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ciragata (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 1206 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.