Sanskrit quote nr. 3351 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविद्वांसमलं लोके विद्वांसमपि वा पुनः ।
प्रमदा ह्युत्पथं नेतुं कामक्रोधवशानुगम् ॥avidvāṃsamalaṃ loke vidvāṃsamapi vā punaḥ |
pramadā hyutpathaṃ netuṃ kāmakrodhavaśānugam ||
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.
Avidvas (अविद्वस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Pramada (प्रमद, pramadā, प्रमदा): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Utpatha (उत्पथ): defined in 2 categories.
Kamakrodha (kāmakrodha, कामक्रोध): defined in 3 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: “avidvāṃsamalaṃ loke vidvāṃsamapi vā punaḥ”
- avidvāṃsam -
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avidvas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vidvāṃsam -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pramadā hyutpathaṃ netuṃ kāmakrodhavaśānugam”
- pramadā* -
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pramada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pramadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hyu -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- utpatham -
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utpatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utpatha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utpathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- netum -
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√nī -> netum (infinitive)[infinitive from √nī]
- kāmakrodha -
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kāmakrodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśānugam -
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vaśānuga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaśānuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaśānugā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3351 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.