Sanskrit quote nr. 2382 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्यावहति कल्याणं विविधा वाक्सुभाषिता ।
सैव दुर्भाषिता राजन्न् अनर्थायोपपद्यते ॥abhyāvahati kalyāṇaṃ vividhā vāksubhāṣitā |
saiva durbhāṣitā rājann anarthāyopapadyate ||
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.
Abhi (अभि): defined in 5 categories.
Avahat (अवहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Vividha (विविध, vividhā, विविधा): defined in 7 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Subhashita (subhasita, subhāṣitā, सुभाषिता): defined in 8 categories.
Durbhashita (durbhasita, durbhāṣita, दुर्भाषित, durbhāṣitā, दुर्भाषिता): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “abhyāvahati kalyāṇaṃ vividhā vāksubhāṣitā”
- abhyā -
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abhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- avahati -
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avahat (noun, masculine)[locative single]avahat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vividhā* -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vividhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- subhāṣitā -
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subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “saiva durbhāṣitā rājann anarthāyopapadyate”
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- durbhāṣitā* -
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durbhāṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durbhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājann -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- anarthāyo -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[dative single]anartha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- upapad -
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upapad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 2382 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.