Sanskrit quote nr. 4689 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदातव्यं न दातव्यं प्रियं ब्रूयन् निरर्थकम् ।
आशां कालवतीं कुर्यात् कालं विघ्नेन योजयेत् ॥ādātavyaṃ na dātavyaṃ priyaṃ brūyan nirarthakam |
āśāṃ kālavatīṃ kuryāt kālaṃ vighnena yojayet ||
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.
Adatavya (ādātavya, आदातव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Datavya (dātavya, दातव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Nirarthaka (निरर्थक): defined in 8 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Kalavati (kālavatī, कालवती): defined in 7 categories.
Kalam (kālam, कालम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Vighna (विघ्न): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “ādātavyaṃ na dātavyaṃ priyaṃ brūyan nirarthakam”
- ādātavyam -
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ādātavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādātavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādātavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dātavyam -
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dātavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dātavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dātavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse brūyan*ni
- nirarthakam -
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nirarthaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirarthaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “āśāṃ kālavatīṃ kuryāt kālaṃ vighnena yojayet”
- āśām -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kālavatīm -
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kālavatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- kālam -
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kālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vighnena -
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vighna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yojayet -
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√yuj (verb class 0)[optative active third 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 4689 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.