Sanskrit quote nr. 2122 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपृष्टेन न वक्तव्यः सचिवेन विपश्चिता ।
नानुशिष्यादपृच्छन्तं महदेतद्धि साहसम् ॥apṛṣṭena na vaktavyaḥ sacivena vipaścitā |
nānuśiṣyādapṛcchantaṃ mahadetaddhi sāhasam ||
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.
Aprishta (aprsta, apṛṣṭa, अपृष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vaktavya (वक्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Saciva (सचिव): defined in 12 categories.
Vipashcit (vipascit, vipaścit, विपश्चित्): defined in 3 categories.
Vipashcita (vipascita, vipaścitā, विपश्चिता): defined in 2 categories.
Nanu (nānū, नानू): defined in 8 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Mahada (महद, mahadā, महदा): defined in 1 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Pali, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism
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: “apṛṣṭena na vaktavyaḥ sacivena vipaścitā”
- apṛṣṭena -
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apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]apṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktavyaḥ -
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vaktavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- sacivena -
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saciva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vipaścitā -
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vipaścit (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vipaścit (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vipaścitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nānuśiṣyādapṛcchantaṃ mahadetaddhi sāhasam”
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śiṣyād -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[optative active third single], [benedictive active third single]
- apṛcchan -
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√praś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mahade -
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mahada (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mahadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- taddh -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sāhasam -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (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 2122 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.