Sanskrit quote nr. 2135 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्यनेकैरुपचितैर् दुर्विनीतैः सुतैरलम् ।
निदर्शनं धार्तराष्ट्राः शतं दुर्योधनादयः ॥apyanekairupacitair durvinītaiḥ sutairalam |
nidarśanaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ śataṃ duryodhanādayaḥ ||
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.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Upacita (उपचित): defined in 5 categories.
Durvinita (durvinīta, दुर्विनीत): defined in 4 categories.
Suta (सुत): defined in 18 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Nidarshana (nidarsana, nidarśana, निदर्शन): defined in 10 categories.
Dhartarashtra (dhartarastra, dhārtarāṣṭra, धार्तराष्ट्र): defined in 4 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Duryodhana (दुर्योधन): defined in 7 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 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), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, 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: “apyanekairupacitair durvinītaiḥ sutairalam”
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anekair -
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aneka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aneka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upacitair -
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upacita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]upacita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- durvinītaiḥ -
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durvinīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]durvinīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sutair -
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suta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]suta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> suta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sū class 2 verb]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nidarśanaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ śataṃ duryodhanādayaḥ”
- nidarśanam -
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nidarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nidarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nidarśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ -
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dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- duryodhanād -
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duryodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]duryodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 2135 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.