Sanskrit quote nr. 3353 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविधेये जने पुंसां कोपः किमुपजायते ।
विधेयेऽपि च कः कोपस् तन्निवेशितजीविते ॥avidheye jane puṃsāṃ kopaḥ kimupajāyate |
vidheye'pi ca kaḥ kopas tanniveśitajīvite ||
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.
Avidha (avidhā, अविधा): defined in 2 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (जनि): defined in 12 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Upaja (उपज): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidheya (विधेय, vidheyā, विधेया): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ishita (isita, īśita, ईशित): defined in 4 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित, jīvitā, जीविता): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “avidheye jane puṃsāṃ kopaḥ kimupajāyate”
- avidhe -
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avidhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avidhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vidh (verb class 6)[imperfect middle first single]
- iye -
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ī (noun, feminine)[dative single]ī (noun, masculine)[dative single]√i (verb class 2)[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- jane -
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jana (noun, masculine)[locative single]jana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- kopaḥ -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- upajāya -
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upaja (noun, masculine)[dative single]upaja (noun, neuter)[dative 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: “vidheye'pi ca kaḥ kopas tanniveśitajīvite”
- vidheye' -
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vidheya (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidheya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidheyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kopas -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īśita -
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√īś -> īśita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]√īś -> īśita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
- jīvite -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv 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 3353 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.