Sanskrit quote nr. 4262 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकारमात्रविज्ञानसंपादितमनोरथाः ।
धन्यास्ते ये न शृण्वन्ति दीनाः क्वाप्यर्थिनां गिरः ॥ākāramātravijñānasaṃpāditamanorathāḥ |
dhanyāste ye na śṛṇvanti dīnāḥ kvāpyarthināṃ giraḥ ||
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.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vijnana (vijñāna, विज्ञान): defined in 15 categories.
Sampadita (sampādita, सम्पादित): defined in 6 categories.
Anoratha (अनोरथ): defined in 1 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य, dhanyā, धन्या): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shrinvat (srnvat, śṛṇvat, शृण्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Dina (dīna, दीन, dīnā, दीना): defined in 16 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 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: “ākāramātravijñānasaṃpāditamanorathāḥ”
- ākāram -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ātra -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñāna -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sampāditam -
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sampādita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sampādita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampāditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anorathāḥ -
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anoratha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “dhanyāste ye na śṛṇvanti dīnāḥ kvāpyarthināṃ giraḥ”
- dhanyās -
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dhanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śṛṇvanti -
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√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]√śru (verb class 5)[present active third plural]
- dīnāḥ -
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dīna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kvā -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- arthinām -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4262 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.