Sanskrit quote nr. 442 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वापि यद्दुरुक्तमुदाहृतम् ।
तत् क्षन्तव्यं युवाभ्यां मे कृत्वा प्रीतिपरं मनः ॥ajñānājjñānato vāpi yadduruktamudāhṛtam |
tat kṣantavyaṃ yuvābhyāṃ me kṛtvā prītiparaṃ manaḥ ||
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.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Durukta (दुरुक्त): defined in 5 categories.
Udahrita (udahrta, udāhṛta, उदाहृत): defined in 6 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kshantavya (ksantavya, kṣantavya, क्षन्तव्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yuva (yuvā, युवा): defined in 10 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “ajñānājjñānato vāpi yadduruktamudāhṛtam”
- Cannot analyse ajñānājjñānato*vā
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yad -
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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]
- duruktam -
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durukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duruktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- udāhṛtam -
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udāhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udāhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tat kṣantavyaṃ yuvābhyāṃ me kṛtvā prītiparaṃ manaḥ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣantavyam -
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kṣantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
- yuvābhyām -
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yuvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (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 442 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.