Sanskrit quote nr. 5877 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इत्यगुह्यं निगूहन्ते गुह्यं प्रकटयन्ति च ।
मौर्ख्याभिमानेनादातुं मूर्खाः प्रत्ययमात्मनि ॥ityaguhyaṃ nigūhante guhyaṃ prakaṭayanti ca |
maurkhyābhimānenādātuṃ mūrkhāḥ pratyayamātmani ||
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.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Guhyam (गुह्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Guhya (गुह्य): defined in 12 categories.
Nigu (निगु): defined in 2 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Maurkhya (मौर्ख्य): defined in 4 categories.
Abhimana (abhimāna, अभिमान): defined in 13 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख, mūrkhā, मूर्खा): defined in 10 categories.
Pratyaya (प्रत्यय): defined in 15 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, 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), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ityaguhyaṃ nigūhante guhyaṃ prakaṭayanti ca”
- itya -
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itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- guhyam -
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guhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]guhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]guhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
- nigū -
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nigu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nigu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nigu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ūhante -
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√ūh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- guhyam -
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guhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]guhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]guhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
- prakaṭa -
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prakaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “maurkhyābhimānenādātuṃ mūrkhāḥ pratyayamātmani”
- maurkhyā -
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maurkhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhimānenā -
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abhimāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- adāt -
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ada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√dā (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√dā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]√dā (verb class 4)[aorist active third single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mūrkhāḥ -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pratyayam -
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pratyaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ātmani -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[locative 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 5877 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.