Sanskrit quote nr. 2366 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभेद्योऽनुद्धतः स्तब्धः सूनृतः प्रियदर्शनः ।
बहुश्रुतः कालवेदी जितग्रन्थोऽर्थकर्मवित् ॥abhedyo'nuddhataḥ stabdhaḥ sūnṛtaḥ priyadarśanaḥ |
bahuśrutaḥ kālavedī jitagrantho'rthakarmavit ||
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.
Abhedya (अभेद्य): defined in 6 categories.
Anuddhata (अनुद्धत): defined in 5 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Sunrita (sunrta, sūnṛta, सूनृत): defined in 5 categories.
Priyadarshana (priyadarsana, priyadarśana, प्रियदर्शन): defined in 10 categories.
Bahushruta (bahusruta, bahuśruta, बहुश्रुत): defined in 6 categories.
Kalava (kālava, कालव): defined in 6 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Grantha (ग्रन्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Arthakarman (अर्थकर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, 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: “abhedyo'nuddhataḥ stabdhaḥ sūnṛtaḥ priyadarśanaḥ”
- abhedyo' -
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abhedya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anuddhataḥ -
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anuddhata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stabdhaḥ -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 9 verb]
- sūnṛtaḥ -
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sūnṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyadarśanaḥ -
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priyadarśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bahuśrutaḥ kālavedī jitagrantho'rthakarmavit”
- bahuśrutaḥ -
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bahuśruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālave -
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kālava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dī -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- jita -
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jita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- grantho' -
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grantha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arthakarma -
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arthakarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 2366 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.