Sanskrit quote nr. 5774 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतः प्रत्यादेशात् स्वजनमनुगन्तुं व्यवसिता ।
मुहुस् तिष्ठेत्युच्चैर्वदति गुरुशिष्ये गुरुसमे ॥itaḥ pratyādeśāt svajanamanugantuṃ vyavasitā |
muhus tiṣṭhetyuccairvadati guruśiṣye gurusame ||
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.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Pratyadesha (pratyadesa, pratyādeśa, प्रत्यादेश): defined in 2 categories.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Gantu (गन्तु): defined in 4 categories.
Vyavasita (vyavasitā, व्यवसिता): defined in 3 categories.
Yudh (युध्): defined in 1 categories.
Yut (युत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य, śiṣyā, शिष्या): defined in 15 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “itaḥ pratyādeśāt svajanamanugantuṃ vyavasitā”
- itaḥ -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- pratyādeśāt -
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pratyādeśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- svajanam -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyavasitā -
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vyavasitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “muhus tiṣṭhetyuccairvadati guruśiṣye gurusame”
- Cannot analyse muhus*ti
- tiṣṭhet -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yuc -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cair -
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ca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śiṣye -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[locative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [locative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[present passive first single]√śiṣ (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√śiṣ (verb class 7)[present passive first single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
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 5774 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.