Sanskrit quote nr. 3514 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशोच्यः शोचते शोच्यं किं वा शोच्यो न शोच्यते ।
कश्च कस्येह शोच्योऽस्ति देहेऽस्मिन् बुद्बुदोपमे ॥aśocyaḥ śocate śocyaṃ kiṃ vā śocyo na śocyate |
kaśca kasyeha śocyo'sti dehe'smin budbudopame ||
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.
Ashocya (asocya, aśocya, अशोच्य): defined in 2 categories.
Shocya (socya, śocya, शोच्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shocyata (socyata, śocyatā, शोच्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Budbuda (बुद्बुद, budbudā, बुद्बुदा): defined in 11 categories.
Upama (उपम, upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Nepali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “aśocyaḥ śocate śocyaṃ kiṃ vā śocyo na śocyate”
- aśocyaḥ -
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aśocya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocate -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
- śocyam -
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śocya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śocya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śocyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuc], [accusative single from √śuc]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śocyo* -
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śocya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śocyate -
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śocyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śuc (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√śuc (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “kaśca kasyeha śocyo'sti dehe'smin budbudopame”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kasye -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√kas (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śocyo' -
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śocya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- dehe' -
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deha (noun, masculine)[locative single]deha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- budbudo -
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budbuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]budbuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]budbudā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upame -
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upama (noun, masculine)[locative single]upama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3514 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.