Sanskrit quote nr. 4358 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आखेटकं वृथाक्लेशं मूर्खं व्यसनसंस्थितम् ।
समालापेन यो युङ्क्ते स गच्छति पराभवम् ॥ākheṭakaṃ vṛthākleśaṃ mūrkhaṃ vyasanasaṃsthitam |
samālāpena yo yuṅkte sa gacchati parābhavam ||
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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.
Akhetaka (ākheṭaka, आखेटक): defined in 4 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Aklesha (aklesa, akleśa, अक्लेश): defined in 3 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Vyasanasamsthita (vyasanasaṃsthita, व्यसनसंस्थित): defined in 1 categories.
Samalapa (samālāpa, समालाप): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Parabhava (parābhava, पराभव): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit
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: “ākheṭakaṃ vṛthākleśaṃ mūrkhaṃ vyasanasaṃsthitam”
- ākheṭakam -
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ākheṭaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- akleśam -
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akleśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√kleś (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- mūrkham -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vyasanasaṃsthitam -
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vyasanasaṃsthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyasanasaṃsthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyasanasaṃsthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “samālāpena yo yuṅkte sa gacchati parābhavam”
- samālāpena -
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samālāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuṅkte -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- parābhavam -
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parābhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 4358 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.