Sanskrit quote nr. 2054 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि मुदमुपयान्तो वाग्विलासैः स्वकीयैः ।
परभणितिषु तोषं यान्ति सन्तः कियन्तः ॥api mudamupayānto vāgvilāsaiḥ svakīyaiḥ |
parabhaṇitiṣu toṣaṃ yānti santaḥ kiyantaḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Vagvilasa (vāgvilāsa, वाग्विलास): defined in 5 categories.
Svakiya (svakīya, स्वकीय): defined in 8 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Bhaniti (bhaṇiti, भणिति): defined in 3 categories.
Tosha (tosa, toṣa, तोष): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “api mudamupayānto vāgvilāsaiḥ svakīyaiḥ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mudam -
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muda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mud (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yānto* -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vāgvilāsaiḥ -
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vāgvilāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- svakīyaiḥ -
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svakīya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]svakīya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “parabhaṇitiṣu toṣaṃ yānti santaḥ kiyantaḥ”
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhaṇitiṣu -
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bhaṇiti (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- toṣam -
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toṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- santaḥ -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- kiyantaḥ -
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kiyat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 2054 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.