Sanskrit quote nr. 3323 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविज्ञातप्रबन्धस्य वचो वाचस्पतेरपि ।
व्रजत्यफलतामेव नयद्रुह इवेहितम् ॥avijñātaprabandhasya vaco vācaspaterapi |
vrajatyaphalatāmeva nayadruha ivehitam ||
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.
Avijnata (avijñāta, अविज्ञात): defined in 4 categories.
Prabandha (प्रबन्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vacaspati (vācaspati, वाचस्पति): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Aphalata (aphalatā, अफलता): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ruh (रुह्): defined in 3 categories.
Ruha (रुह): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ihita (īhita, ईहित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “avijñātaprabandhasya vaco vācaspaterapi”
- avijñāta -
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avijñāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avijñāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabandhasya -
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prabandha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vaco* -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vācaspater -
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vācaspati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “vrajatyaphalatāmeva nayadruha ivehitam”
- vrajatya -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- aphalatām -
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aphalatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperfect active third dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayad -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[compound]nayat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- ruha* -
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ruh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ruha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īhitam -
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īhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]√īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √īh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]
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 3323 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.