Sanskrit quote nr. 4079 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहिं नृपं च शार्दूलं वृद्धं च बालकं तथा ।
परश्वानं च मूर्खं च सप्त सुप्तान् न बोधयेत् ॥ahiṃ nṛpaṃ ca śārdūlaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca bālakaṃ tathā |
paraśvānaṃ ca mūrkhaṃ ca sapta suptān na bodhayet ||
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.
Ahi (अहि): defined in 16 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shardula (sardula, śārdūla, शार्दूल): defined in 13 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध): defined in 17 categories.
Balaka (bālaka, बालक): defined in 16 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Parashvan (parasvan, paraśvan, परश्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Sapta (सप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Supta (सुप्त): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
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: “ahiṃ nṛpaṃ ca śārdūlaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca bālakaṃ tathā”
- ahim -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nṛpam -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śārdūlam -
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śārdūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vṛddham -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bālakam -
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bālaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bālaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “paraśvānaṃ ca mūrkhaṃ ca sapta suptān na bodhayet”
- paraśvānam -
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paraśvan (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūrkham -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- suptān -
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supta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]supta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [ablative single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √svap class 2 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bodhayet -
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√budh (verb class 0)[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 4079 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.