Sanskrit quote nr. 3096 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलं वा बहु यो ब्रूते हितवाक्यावमानिनः ।
स तस्माल्लभते दोषं कपेः सूचीमुखो यथा ॥alaṃ vā bahu yo brūte hitavākyāvamāninaḥ |
sa tasmāllabhate doṣaṃ kapeḥ sūcīmukho yathā ||
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.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Hitavakya (hitavākya, हितवाक्य): defined in 1 categories.
Avamanin (avamānin, अवमानिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Kapi (कपि): defined in 11 categories.
Sucimukha (sūcīmukha, सूचीमुख): defined in 11 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “alaṃ vā bahu yo brūte hitavākyāvamāninaḥ”
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brūte -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- hitavākyā -
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hitavākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avamāninaḥ -
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avamānin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]avamānin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sa tasmāllabhate doṣaṃ kapeḥ sūcīmukho yathā”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasmāl -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- doṣam -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]doṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kapeḥ -
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kapi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sūcīmukho* -
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sūcīmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 3096 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.