Sanskrit quote nr. 5913 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं प्रायो लोके न परिचितपूर्वं नयनयोर् ।
न याच्ञा यत् पुंसः सुगुणपरिमाणं लघयति ॥idaṃ prāyo loke na paricitapūrvaṃ nayanayor |
na yācñā yat puṃsaḥ suguṇaparimāṇaṃ laghayati ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Paricita (परिचित): defined in 6 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Yacna (yācñā, याच्ञा): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Suguna (suguṇa, सुगुण): defined in 3 categories.
Parimana (parimāṇa, परिमाण): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry)
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: “idaṃ prāyo loke na paricitapūrvaṃ nayanayor”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāyo* -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paricita -
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paricita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paricita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse nayanayor
- Line 2: “na yācñā yat puṃsaḥ suguṇaparimāṇaṃ laghayati”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yācñā* -
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yācñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- puṃsaḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- suguṇa -
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suguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suguṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parimāṇam -
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parimāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
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 5913 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.