Sanskrit quote nr. 3678 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्प्रलापं पारुष्यं पैशुन्यमनृतं तथा ।
चत्वारि वाचा राजेन्द्र न जल्पेन् नानुचिन्तयेत् ॥asatpralāpaṃ pāruṣyaṃ paiśunyamanṛtaṃ tathā |
catvāri vācā rājendra na jalpen nānucintayet ||
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.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Pralapa (pralāpa, प्रलाप): defined in 11 categories.
Parushya (parusya, pāruṣya, पारुष्य): defined in 8 categories.
Paishunya (paisunya, paiśunya, पैशुन्य): defined in 11 categories.
Anrita (anrta, anṛta, अनृत): defined in 7 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा, vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Rajendra (rājendra, राजेन्द्र): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nanu (nānū, नानू): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “asatpralāpaṃ pāruṣyaṃ paiśunyamanṛtaṃ tathā”
- asat -
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asat (noun, masculine)[compound]asat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sas (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- pralāpam -
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pralāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pāruṣyam -
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pāruṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāruṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paiśunyam -
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paiśunya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anṛtam -
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anṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “catvāri vācā rājendra na jalpen nānucintayet”
- catvā -
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catu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vācā* -
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vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- rājendra -
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rājendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jalpen -
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√jalp (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- cintayet -
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√cint (verb class 10)[optative active 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 3678 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.