Sanskrit quote nr. 4436 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचारहीनस्य तु ब्राह्मणस्य ।
वेदाः षडङ्गास्त्वखिलाः सयज्ञाः ॥ācārahīnasya tu brāhmaṇasya |
vedāḥ ṣaḍaṅgāstvakhilāḥ sayajñāḥ ||
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.
Acarahina (ācārahīna, आचारहीन): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 categories.
Veda (वेद, vedā, वेदा): defined in 21 categories.
Shadanga (sadanga, ṣaḍaṅga, षडङ्ग, ṣaḍaṅgā, षडङ्गा): defined in 11 categories.
Tvac (त्वच्): defined in 9 categories.
Hila (हिल): defined in 6 categories.
Saya (सय): defined in 11 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ, jñā, ज्ञा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “ācārahīnasya tu brāhmaṇasya”
- ācārahīnasya -
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ācārahīna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ācārahīna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- brāhmaṇasya -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “vedāḥ ṣaḍaṅgāstvakhilāḥ sayajñāḥ”
- vedāḥ -
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veda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vedā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ṣaḍaṅgās -
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ṣaḍaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṣaḍaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tvak -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- hilāḥ -
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hila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- saya -
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saya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√say (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jñāḥ -
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jña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 4436 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.