Sanskrit quote nr. 3331 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविज्ञानाद् राज्ञो भवति मतिहीनः परिजनस् ।
ततस्तत्प्राधान्याद् भवति न समीपे बुधजनः ॥avijñānād rājño bhavati matihīnaḥ parijanas |
tatastatprādhānyād bhavati na samīpe budhajanaḥ ||
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.
Avijnanat (avijñānāt, अविज्ञानात्): defined in 1 categories.
Avijnana (avijñāna, अविज्ञान): defined in 1 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Matihina (matihīna, मतिहीन): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Pradhanya (prādhānya, प्राधान्य): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Samipa (samīpa, समीप, samīpā, समीपा): defined in 8 categories.
Budhajana (बुधजन): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Pali, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit
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: “avijñānād rājño bhavati matihīnaḥ parijanas”
- avijñānād -
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avijñānāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avijñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]avijñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rājño* -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- matihīnaḥ -
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matihīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse parijanas
- Line 2: “tatastatprādhānyād bhavati na samīpe budhajanaḥ”
- tatas -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prādhānyād -
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prādhānya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]prādhānya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present 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]
- samīpe -
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samīpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]samīpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samīpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- budhajanaḥ -
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budhajana (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 3331 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.