Sanskrit quote nr. 2978 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थान् ब्रूयान् न चासत्सु गुणान् ब्रूयान् न चात्मनः ।
आदद्यान् न च साधुभ्यो नासत्पुरुषमाश्रयेत् ॥arthān brūyān na cāsatsu guṇān brūyān na cātmanaḥ |
ādadyān na ca sādhubhyo nāsatpuruṣamāśrayet ||
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.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Adadi (ādadi, आददि): defined in 3 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
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: “arthān brūyān na cāsatsu guṇān brūyān na cātmanaḥ”
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- brūyān -
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√brū (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asatsu -
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asat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]asat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- guṇān -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- brūyān -
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√brū (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ādadyān na ca sādhubhyo nāsatpuruṣamāśrayet”
- ādadyā -
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ādadi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādadi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādadi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- ān -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhubhyo* -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]sādhu (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- nāsat -
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√nās -> nāsat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nās class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nās class 1 verb]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śrayet -
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√śri (verb class 1)[optative 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 2978 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.