Sanskrit quote nr. 4923 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपद्ग्राहगृहीतानां वृद्धाः सन्ति न पण्डिताः ।
येषां मोक्षयितारो वै तेषां शान्तिर्न विद्यते ॥āpadgrāhagṛhītānāṃ vṛddhāḥ santi na paṇḍitāḥ |
yeṣāṃ mokṣayitāro vai teṣāṃ śāntirna vidyate ||
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.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Graha (grāha, ग्राह): defined in 19 categories.
Grihita (grhita, gṛhīta, गृहीत, gṛhītā, गृहीता): defined in 12 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध, vṛddhā, वृद्धा): defined in 17 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित, paṇḍitā, पण्डिता): defined in 16 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mokshayitri (moksayitr, mokṣayitṛ, मोक्षयितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Pali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, 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: “āpadgrāhagṛhītānāṃ vṛddhāḥ santi na paṇḍitāḥ”
- āpad -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active third single]
- grāha -
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grāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grāha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhītānām -
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gṛhīta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gṛhīta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gṛhītā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √grah class 9 verb]
- vṛddhāḥ -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṇḍitāḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “yeṣāṃ mokṣayitāro vai teṣāṃ śāntirna vidyate”
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- mokṣayitāro* -
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mokṣayitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√mokṣ (verb class 10)[periphrastic-future active third plural]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- śāntir -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive 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 4923 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.