Sanskrit quote nr. 6205 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह विरचयन् साध्वीं शिष्यः क्रियां न निवार्यते ।
त्यजति तु यदा मार्गं मोहात् तदा गुरुरङ्कुशः ॥iha viracayan sādhvīṃ śiṣyaḥ kriyāṃ na nivāryate |
tyajati tu yadā mārgaṃ mohāt tadā gururaṅkuśaḥ ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Sadhvi (sādhvī, साध्वी): defined in 9 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Kriya (kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nivarya (nivārya, निवार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Mohat (mohāt, मोहात्): defined in 1 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Ankusha (ankusa, aṅkuśa, अङ्कुश): defined in 18 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: “iha viracayan sādhvīṃ śiṣyaḥ kriyāṃ na nivāryate”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vir -
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vi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- acayan -
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√cay (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]√ci (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- sādhvīm -
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sādhvī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śiṣyaḥ -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- kriyām -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nivārya -
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nivārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “tyajati tu yadā mārgaṃ mohāt tadā gururaṅkuśaḥ”
- tyajati -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mārgam -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mohāt -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅkuśaḥ -
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aṅkuśa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6205 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.