Sanskrit quote nr. 3749 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असावनुपनीतोऽपि वेदानधिजगे गुरोः ।
स्वभावशुद्धः स्फटिको न संस्कारमपेक्षते ॥asāvanupanīto'pi vedānadhijage guroḥ |
svabhāvaśuddhaḥ sphaṭiko na saṃskāramapekṣate ||
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.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Adhija (अधिज): defined in 1 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Sphatika (sphaṭika, स्फटिक): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Samskara (saṃskāra, संस्कार): defined in 18 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 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: “asāvanupanīto'pi vedānadhijage guroḥ”
- asāva -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first dual]
- 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]
- ī -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ito' -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vedān -
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veda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- adhija -
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adhija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ge -
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ga (noun, masculine)[locative single]ga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- guroḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “svabhāvaśuddhaḥ sphaṭiko na saṃskāramapekṣate”
- svabhāva -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuddhaḥ -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- sphaṭiko* -
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sphaṭika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃskāram -
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saṃskāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ape -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]apā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle 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 3749 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.