Sanskrit quote nr. 4755 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ नमस्कृतिः पश्चाद् आशंसावचनानि च ।
सुभाषितप्रशंसा च कविकाव्यस्तुतिस् ततः ॥ādau namaskṛtiḥ paścād āśaṃsāvacanāni ca |
subhāṣitapraśaṃsā ca kavikāvyastutis tataḥ ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Namaskriti (namaskrti, namaskṛti, नमस्कृति): defined in 3 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Subhashita (subhasita, subhāṣita, सुभाषित): defined in 8 categories.
Prashamsa (prasamsa, praśaṃsā, प्रशंसा): defined in 9 categories.
Kavika (कविक, kavikā, कविका): defined in 3 categories.
Avi (avī, अवी): defined in 9 categories.
Avya (अव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Tud (तुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
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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: “ādau namaskṛtiḥ paścād āśaṃsāvacanāni ca”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- namaskṛtiḥ -
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namaskṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āśaṃsāva -
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- canāni -
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√can (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “subhāṣitapraśaṃsā ca kavikāvyastutis tataḥ”
- subhāṣita -
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subhāṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]subhāṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praśaṃsā -
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praśaṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kavikā -
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kavika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kavikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avyas -
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avī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]avya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]√vyā (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- tut -
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tud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- is -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative 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 4755 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.