Sanskrit quote nr. 3614 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंतुष्टस्य विप्रस्य तेजो विद्या तपो यशः ।
स्रवन्तीन्द्रियलौल्येन ज्ञानं चैवावकीर्यते ॥asaṃtuṣṭasya viprasya tejo vidyā tapo yaśaḥ |
sravantīndriyalaulyena jñānaṃ caivāvakīryate ||
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.
Asantushta (asantusta, asantuṣṭa, असन्तुष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Teja (तेज): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Sravanti (sravantī, स्रवन्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Sravat (स्रवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Laulya (लौल्य): defined in 4 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Avakin (अवकिन्): defined in 1 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: “asaṃtuṣṭasya viprasya tejo vidyā tapo yaśaḥ”
- asantuṣṭasya -
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asantuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]asantuṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- viprasya -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vipra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tejo* -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tapo* -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yaśaḥ -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sravantīndriyalaulyena jñānaṃ caivāvakīryate”
- sravantī -
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sravantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sravat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√sru -> sravat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sru class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sru class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sru class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sru class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sru class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sru class 1 verb]√sru -> sravantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- indriya -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laulyena -
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laulya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- avakī -
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avakin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]avakin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iryate -
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√ir (verb class 6)[present passive third 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 3614 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.