Sanskrit quote nr. 3624 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंदिग्धमना भूत्वा वदेदिक्षुरसो यथा ।
विक्षुब्धो वचसा यो हि वाक्यशल्येन हन्यते ॥asaṃdigdhamanā bhūtvā vadedikṣuraso yathā |
vikṣubdho vacasā yo hi vākyaśalyena hanyate ||
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.
Asandigdha (असन्दिग्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ikshurasa (iksurasa, ikṣurasa, इक्षुरस): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vikshubdha (viksubdha, vikṣubdha, विक्षुब्ध): defined in 4 categories.
Vacasa (वचस, vacasā, वचसा): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Shalya (salya, śalya, शल्य): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “asaṃdigdhamanā bhūtvā vadedikṣuraso yathā”
- asandigdham -
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asandigdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asandigdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asandigdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anā* -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhūtvā -
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√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- vaded -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ikṣuraso* -
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ikṣurasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “vikṣubdho vacasā yo hi vākyaśalyena hanyate”
- vikṣubdho* -
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vikṣubdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vacasā* -
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vacasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vacasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vākya -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- śalyena -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śalya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śal class 10 verb]
- hanyate -
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√han (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√han (verb class 2)[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 3624 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.