Sanskrit quote nr. 4445 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचार्यः सर्वचेष्टासु लोक एव हि धीमतः ।
अनुकुर्यात् तमेवातो लौकिकार्थे परीक्षकः ॥ācāryaḥ sarvaceṣṭāsu loka eva hi dhīmataḥ |
anukuryāt tamevāto laukikārthe parīkṣakaḥ ||
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.
Acari (ācārī, आचारी): defined in 5 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Aceshta (acesta, aceṣṭā, अचेष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dhimat (dhīmat, धीमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Tama (तम, tamā, तमा): defined in 13 categories.
Tami (तमि): defined in 3 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Laukika (लौकिक): defined in 17 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Parikshaka (pariksaka, parīkṣaka, परीक्षक): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ācāryaḥ sarvaceṣṭāsu loka eva hi dhīmataḥ”
- ācāryaḥ -
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ācārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ācārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- aceṣṭāsu -
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aceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- loka* -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dhīmataḥ -
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dhīmat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhīmat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “anukuryāt tamevāto laukikārthe parīkṣakaḥ”
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- tame -
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tama (noun, masculine)[locative single]tama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vāto* -
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vātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- laukikā -
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laukika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]laukika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- parīkṣakaḥ -
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parīkṣaka (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 4445 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.