Sanskrit quote nr. 4166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो बत सभा सभ्यैर् इयं मौनादधः कृता ।
सन्तो वदन्ति यत्सत्यं सभां न प्रविशन्ति वा ॥aho bata sabhā sabhyair iyaṃ maunādadhaḥ kṛtā |
santo vadanti yatsatyaṃ sabhāṃ na praviśanti vā ||
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.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Sabhya (सभ्य): defined in 5 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Mauna (मौन): defined in 8 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishanti (visanti, viśantī, विशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of 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 bata sabhā sabhyair iyaṃ maunādadhaḥ kṛtā”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sabhā -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sabhyair -
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sabhya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sabhya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- maunād -
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mauna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mauna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛtā -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “santo vadanti yatsatyaṃ sabhāṃ na praviśanti vā”
- santo* -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sabhām -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- viśanti -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 4166 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.