Sanskrit quote nr. 187 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगुरुरिति वदतु लोको गौरवमत्रैव पुनरहं मन्ये ।
दर्शितगुणैकवृत्तिर् यस्य जने जनितदाहेऽपि ॥agururiti vadatu loko gauravamatraiva punarahaṃ manye |
darśitaguṇaikavṛttir yasya jane janitadāhe'pi ||
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.
Aguru (अगुरु): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Atraiva (अत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Darshita (darsita, darśita, दर्शित): defined in 11 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Ekavrit (ekavrt, ekavṛt, एकवृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tirya (तिर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (जनि): defined in 12 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Daha (dāha, दाह): defined in 14 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “agururiti vadatu loko gauravamatraiva punarahaṃ manye”
- agurur -
-
aguru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]aguru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iti -
-
iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vadatu -
-
√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- loko* -
-
loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gauravam -
-
gaurava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gauravā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atraiva -
-
atraiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- punar -
-
punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aham -
-
aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- manye -
-
manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- Line 2: “darśitaguṇaikavṛttir yasya jane janitadāhe'pi”
- darśita -
-
darśita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darśita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś]√dṛś -> darśita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś]
- guṇai -
-
guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekavṛt -
-
ekavṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ekavṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tiryasya -
-
tirya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]tirya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- jane -
-
jana (noun, masculine)[locative single]jana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- janita -
-
janita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[compound from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[compound from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
- dāhe' -
-
dāha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 187 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.