Sanskrit quote nr. 5379 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवाचां व्यक्ततायाः कविपदविषयेष्वाचचष्टे समन्यो ।
मुक्तास्माभिर्न कोऽपि स्मरपदमवनौ संस्तुतः सत्यमेतत् ॥āvācāṃ vyaktatāyāḥ kavipadaviṣayeṣvācacaṣṭe samanyo |
muktāsmābhirna ko'pi smarapadamavanau saṃstutaḥ satyametat ||
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.
Au (औ): defined in 9 categories.
Vyaktata (vyaktatā, व्यक्तता): defined in 1 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Padavi (padavī, पदवी): defined in 9 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣā, षा): defined in 9 categories.
Ishu (isu, iṣu, इषु): defined in 11 categories.
Ishva (isva, iṣva, इष्व, iṣvā, इष्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Aca (āca, आच): defined in 4 categories.
Cashta (casta, caṣṭa, चष्ट, caṣṭā, चष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Samanyu (समन्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Avana (अवन): defined in 6 categories.
Avani (अवनि): defined in 12 categories.
Samstuta (saṃstuta, संस्तुत): defined in 5 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 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: “āvācāṃ vyaktatāyāḥ kavipadaviṣayeṣvācacaṣṭe samanyo”
- āvā -
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au (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]au (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√av (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]āva (Preverb)[Preverb]
- acā -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyaktatāyāḥ -
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vyaktatā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kavi -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- padavi -
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padavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]padavī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]padavī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ṣaye -
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ṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- iṣvā -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iṣva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]iṣvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i (verb class 2)[imperative middle second single]
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- caṣṭe -
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caṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]caṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]caṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√cakṣ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- samanyo -
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samanyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]samanyu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “muktāsmābhirna ko'pi smarapadamavanau saṃstutaḥ satyametat”
- muktā -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]muktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- asmābhir -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- smara -
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smara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√smṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- avanau -
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avana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avani (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- saṃstutaḥ -
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saṃstuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative 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 5379 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.