Sanskrit quote nr. 2124 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपृष्टोऽत्राप्रधानो यो ब्रूते राज्ञः पुरः कुधीः ।
न केवलमसंमानं लभते च विडम्बनम् ॥apṛṣṭo'trāpradhāno yo brūte rājñaḥ puraḥ kudhīḥ |
na kevalamasaṃmānaṃ labhate ca viḍambanam ||
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.
Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Apradhana (apradhāna, अप्रधान): defined in 5 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Kudhi (kudhī, कुधी): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Asammana (asaṃmāna, असंमान): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vidambana (viḍambana, विडम्बन): 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: “apṛṣṭo'trāpradhāno yo brūte rājñaḥ puraḥ kudhīḥ”
- apṛṣṭo' -
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apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atrā -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apradhāno* -
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apradhāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brūte -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kudhīḥ -
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kudhī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]kudhī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na kevalamasaṃmānaṃ labhate ca viḍambanam”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asaṃmānam -
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asaṃmāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viḍambanam -
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viḍambana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viḍambana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viḍambanā (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 2124 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.