Sanskrit quote nr. 2855 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरिं मित्रमुदासीनं मध्यस्थं स्थविरं गुरुम् ।
यो न बुध्यति मन्दात्मा स च सर्वत्र नश्यति ॥ariṃ mitramudāsīnaṃ madhyasthaṃ sthaviraṃ gurum |
yo na budhyati mandātmā sa ca sarvatra naśyati ||
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.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Udasina (udāsīna, उदासीन): defined in 12 categories.
Madhyastha (मध्यस्थ): defined in 12 categories.
Sthavira (स्थविर): defined in 12 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Budhya (बुध्य): defined in 2 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Mandatman (mandātman, मन्दात्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Nepali
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: “ariṃ mitramudāsīnaṃ madhyasthaṃ sthaviraṃ gurum”
- arim -
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ari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- udāsīnam -
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udāsīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udāsīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udāsīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhyastham -
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madhyastha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhyastha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyasthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthaviram -
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sthavira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthavira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthavirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “yo na budhyati mandātmā sa ca sarvatra naśyati”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- budhya -
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budhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]budhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√budh -> budhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> budhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]budh (noun, masculine)[locative single]budh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mandātmā -
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mandātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naśyati -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third 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 2855 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.