Sanskrit quote nr. 5324 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलिङ्गिताः परैर्यान्ति प्रस्खलन्ति समे पथि ।
अव्यक्तानि च भाषन्ते धनिनो मद्यपा इव ॥āliṅgitāḥ parairyānti praskhalanti same pathi |
avyaktāni ca bhāṣante dhanino madyapā iva ||
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.
Alingita (āliṅgita, आलिङ्गित, āliṅgitā, आलिङ्गिता): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Praskhalat (प्रस्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Avyakta (अव्यक्त): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dhanin (धनिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Madyapa (मद्यप, madyapā, मद्यपा): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “āliṅgitāḥ parairyānti praskhalanti same pathi”
- āliṅgitāḥ -
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āliṅgita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- parair -
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para (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]para (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- praskhalanti -
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praskhalat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- same -
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sama (noun, masculine)[locative single]sama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sam (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- Line 2: “avyaktāni ca bhāṣante dhanino madyapā iva”
- avyaktāni -
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avyakta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāṣante -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- dhanino* -
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dhanin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhanin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- madyapā* -
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madyapa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]madyapā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5324 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.