Sanskrit quote nr. 1927 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपराद्धं भवद्वाणीश्राविणा पृच्छ किं मया ।
वीणाह परुषं यन्मां कलकण्ठी च निष्ठुरम् ॥aparāddhaṃ bhavadvāṇīśrāviṇā pṛccha kiṃ mayā |
vīṇāha paruṣaṃ yanmāṃ kalakaṇṭhī ca niṣṭhuram ||
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.
Aparaddha (aparāddha, अपराद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Shravin (sravin, śrāvin, श्राविन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vina (vīṇā, वीणा): defined in 21 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Parusham (parusam, paruṣam, परुषम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parusha (parusa, paruṣa, परुष): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kalakanthi (kalakaṇṭhī, कलकण्ठी): defined in 2 categories.
Kalakanthin (kalakaṇṭhin, कलकण्ठिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nishthura (nisthura, niṣṭhura, निष्ठुर): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “aparāddhaṃ bhavadvāṇīśrāviṇā pṛccha kiṃ mayā”
- aparāddham -
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aparāddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aparāddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aparāddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavad -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrāviṇā -
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śrāvin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śrāvin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pṛccha -
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√praś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “vīṇāha paruṣaṃ yanmāṃ kalakaṇṭhī ca niṣṭhuram”
- vīṇā -
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vīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aha -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paruṣam -
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paruṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yan -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kalakaṇṭhī -
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kalakaṇṭhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kalakaṇṭhin (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]
- niṣṭhuram -
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niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niṣṭhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niṣṭhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1927 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.