Sanskrit quote nr. 3236 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवद्यमुक्ते पथि यः प्रवर्तते ।
प्रवर्तयत्यन्यजनं च निःस्पृहः ॥avadyamukte pathi yaḥ pravartate |
pravartayatyanyajanaṃ ca niḥspṛhaḥ ||
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.
Avadya (अवद्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ukta (उक्त, uktā, उक्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Yatya (यत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ajana (अजन): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nihspriha (nihsprha, niḥspṛha, निःस्पृह): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Prakrit, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “avadyamukte pathi yaḥ pravartate”
- avadyam -
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avadya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avadya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avadyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukte -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ukti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pravartayatyanyajanaṃ ca niḥspṛhaḥ”
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatya -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√yat -> yatya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- ajanam -
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ajana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√jan (verb class 10)[aorist active first single]√jan (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√jan (verb class 3)[aorist active first single]√jan (verb class 4)[aorist active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niḥspṛhaḥ -
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niḥspṛha (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 3236 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.