Sanskrit quote nr. 4009 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याश्चेद् गतिसौकुमार्यमधुना हंसस्य गर्वैरलं ।
संलापो यदि धार्यतां परभृतैर्वाचंयमत्वव्रतम् ॥asyāśced gatisaukumāryamadhunā haṃsasya garvairalaṃ |
saṃlāpo yadi dhāryatāṃ parabhṛtairvācaṃyamatvavratam ||
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, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Saukumarya (saukumārya, सौकुमार्य): defined in 6 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Samlapa (saṃlāpa, संलाप): defined in 4 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Parabhrita (parabhrta, parabhṛta, परभृत): defined in 3 categories.
Vacamyamatva (vācaṃyamatva, वाचंयमत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Nepali, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “asyāśced gatisaukumāryamadhunā haṃsasya garvairalaṃ”
- asyāś -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gati -
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gati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]gati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]gat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saukumāryam -
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saukumārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saukumārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saukumāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhunā* -
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√dhū (verb class 9)[imperfect active second single]
- haṃsasya -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- garvair -
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garva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃlāpo yadi dhāryatāṃ parabhṛtairvācaṃyamatvavratam”
- saṃlāpo* -
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saṃlāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dhāryatām -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- parabhṛtair -
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parabhṛta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vācaṃyamatva -
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vācaṃyamatva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vratam -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 4009 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.