Sanskrit quote nr. 1968 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपहरति महत्त्वं प्रार्थना किं न जाने ।
जनयति गुरुलज्जामित्यहं किं न वेद्मि ॥apaharati mahattvaṃ prārthanā kiṃ na jāne |
janayati gurulajjāmityahaṃ kiṃ na vedmi ||
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.
Apaha (अपह): defined in 8 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Mahattva (महत्त्व): defined in 5 categories.
Prarthana (prārthanā, प्रार्थना): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Jana (jāna, जान): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (jāni, जानि): defined in 12 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Lajja (lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “apaharati mahattvaṃ prārthanā kiṃ na jāne”
- apaha -
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apaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mahattvam -
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mahattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prārthanā -
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prārthanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāne -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “janayati gurulajjāmityahaṃ kiṃ na vedmi”
- janayati -
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janayati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third single]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lajjām -
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lajjā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vedmi -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active first 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 1968 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.