Sanskrit quote nr. 1209 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनध्वन्याः काव्येष्वलसगतयः शास्त्रगहनेष्व् अदुःखज्ञा वाचां परिणतिषु मूकाः परगुणे ।
विदग्धानां गोष्ठीष्वकृतपरिचर्याश्च खलु ये भवेयुस्ते किं वा परभणितिकण्डूतिनिकषाः ॥anadhvanyāḥ kāvyeṣvalasagatayaḥ śāstragahaneṣv aduḥkhajñā vācāṃ pariṇatiṣu mūkāḥ paraguṇe |
vidagdhānāṃ goṣṭhīṣvakṛtaparicaryāśca khalu ye bhaveyuste kiṃ vā parabhaṇitikaṇḍūtinikaṣāḥ ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Dhvanya (ध्वन्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Aduhkha (aduḥkha, अदुःख): defined in 2 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ, jñā, ज्ञा): defined in 6 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा): defined in 16 categories.
Parinati (pariṇati, परिणति): defined in 4 categories.
Muka (mūka, मूक, mūkā, मूका): defined in 12 categories.
Paraguna (paraguṇa, परगुण, paraguṇā, परगुणा): defined in 1 categories.
Vidagdha (विदग्ध, vidagdhā, विदग्धा): defined in 11 categories.
Goshthi (gosthi, goṣṭhī, गोष्ठी): defined in 11 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत): defined in 8 categories.
Paricarya (परिचर्य, paricaryā, परिचर्या): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “anadhvanyāḥ kāvyeṣvalasagatayaḥ śāstragahaneṣv aduḥkhajñā vācāṃ pariṇatiṣu mūkāḥ paraguṇe”
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvanyāḥ -
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dhvanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kāvyeṣva -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kāvya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kav class 1 verb]
- alasa -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gatayaḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Cannot analyse śāstragahaneṣv*ad
- aduḥkha -
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aduḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aduḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñā* -
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jña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vācām -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]vācā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pariṇatiṣu -
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pariṇati (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- mūkāḥ -
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mūka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūkā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paraguṇe -
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paraguṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]paraguṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paraguṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vidagdhānāṃ goṣṭhīṣvakṛtaparicaryāśca khalu ye bhaveyuste kiṃ vā parabhaṇitikaṇḍūtinikaṣāḥ”
- vidagdhānām -
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vidagdha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidagdha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidagdhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- goṣṭhīṣva -
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goṣṭhī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- 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]
- paricaryāś -
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paricarya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paricaryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhaveyus -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhaṇiti -
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bhaṇiti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kaṇḍūti -
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kaṇḍūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nikaṣāḥ -
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nikaṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nikaṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1209 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.