Sanskrit quote nr. 4138 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो तम इवेदं स्यान् न प्रज्ञायेत किंचन ।
राजा चेन्न भवेल्लोके विभजन् साध्वसाधुनी ॥aho tama ivedaṃ syān na prajñāyeta kiṃcana |
rājā cenna bhavelloke vibhajan sādhvasādhunī ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prajna (prajña, प्रज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Raja (rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Sadhvasadhu (sādhvasādhu, साध्वसाधु): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Buddhism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain 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: “aho tama ivedaṃ syān na prajñāyeta kiṃcana”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tama* -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- syān -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajñāye -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[dative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- kiñ -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “rājā cenna bhavelloke vibhajan sādhvasādhunī”
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īnn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavel -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Cannot analyse vibhajan*sā
- sādhvasādhunī -
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sādhvasādhu (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4138 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.