Sanskrit quote nr. 3114 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलङ्घ्यं तत्तदुद्वीक्ष्य यद्यदुच्चैर्महीभृताम् ।
प्रियतां ज्यायसीं मा गान् महतां केन तुङ्गता ॥alaṅghyaṃ tattadudvīkṣya yadyaduccairmahībhṛtām |
priyatāṃ jyāyasīṃ mā gān mahatāṃ kena tuṅgatā ||
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.
Alanghya (alaṅghya, अलङ्घ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Udvikshya (udviksya, udvīkṣya, उद्वीक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Mahibhrit (mahibhrt, mahībhṛt, महीभृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Priyata (priyatā, प्रियता): defined in 3 categories.
Jyayas (jyāyas, ज्यायस्): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahata (mahatā, महता): defined in 4 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tunga (tuṅga, तुङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Jain philosophy, India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “alaṅghyaṃ tattadudvīkṣya yadyaduccairmahībhṛtām”
- alaṅghyam -
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alaṅghya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alaṅghya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alaṅghyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- udvīkṣya -
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udvīkṣya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uccair -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mahībhṛtām -
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mahībhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “priyatāṃ jyāyasīṃ mā gān mahatāṃ kena tuṅgatā”
- priyatām -
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priyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√pṛ (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- jyāyasī -
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jyāyas (noun, masculine)[locative single]jyāyas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gān -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active third single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active third single]
- mahatām -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tuṅga -
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tuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 3114 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.