Sanskrit quote nr. 3489 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशिक्षितानां काव्येषु शास्त्राभ्यासो निरर्थकः ।
किमस्त्यनुपनीतस्य वाजपेयादिभिर्मखैः ॥aśikṣitānāṃ kāvyeṣu śāstrābhyāso nirarthakaḥ |
kimastyanupanītasya vājapeyādibhirmakhaiḥ ||
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.
Ashikshita (asiksita, aśikṣita, अशिक्षित, aśikṣitā, अशिक्षिता): defined in 4 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Shastri (sastr, śāstṛ, शास्तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Nirarthaka (निरर्थक): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Asti (अस्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Astya (अस्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vajapeya (vājapeya, वाजपेय): defined in 6 categories.
Makha (मख): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali
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: “aśikṣitānāṃ kāvyeṣu śāstrābhyāso nirarthakaḥ”
- aśikṣitānām -
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aśikṣita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]aśikṣita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]aśikṣitā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kāvyeṣu -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kāvya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kav class 1 verb]
- śāstrā -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- abhyāso* -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirarthakaḥ -
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nirarthaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kimastyanupanītasya vājapeyādibhirmakhaiḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- astya -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pan -
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pat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- īta -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative middle third single]
- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vājapeyād -
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vājapeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vājapeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhir -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- makhaiḥ -
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makha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]makha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 3489 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.