Sanskrit quote nr. 5802 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रम् इदमुक्तं मयानघ ।
एतद् बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान् स्यात् कृतकृत्यश्च भारत ॥iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram idamuktaṃ mayānagha |
etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛtakṛtyaśca bhārata ||
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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Guhya (गुह्य): defined in 12 categories.
Tamam (तमम्): defined in 5 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय): defined in 29 categories.
Agha (अघ): defined in 13 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Buddhimat (बुद्धिमत्): defined in 5 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kritakritya (krtakrtya, kṛtakṛtya, कृतकृत्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bharata (bhārata, भारत): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tamil, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Sikhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram idamuktaṃ mayānagha”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- guhya -
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guhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√guh -> guhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √guh]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
- tamam -
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tamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- mayān -
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maya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- agha -
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agha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛtakṛtyaśca bhārata”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- buddhvā -
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√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]
- buddhimān -
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buddhimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- kṛtakṛtyaś -
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kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5802 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.