Sanskrit quote nr. 6434 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमाद्यान् विजानीयात् प्रकाशांल्लोककण्टकान् ।
विगूढचारिणश्चान्यान् अनार्यानार्यलि गिनः ॥evamādyān vijānīyāt prakāśāṃllokakaṇṭakān |
vigūḍhacāriṇaścānyān anāryānāryali ginaḥ ||
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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.
Evamadya (evamādya, एवमाद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vijani (vijāni, विजानि): defined in 2 categories.
Prakasha (prakasa, prakāśa, प्रकाश): defined in 13 categories.
Lokakantaka (lokakaṇṭaka, लोककण्टक): defined in 2 categories.
Vigudhacarin (vigūḍhacārin, विगूढचारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Anarya (anārya, अनार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Arya (ārya, आर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Jainism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil
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: “evamādyān vijānīyāt prakāśāṃllokakaṇṭakān”
- evamādyān -
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evamādya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vijānī -
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vijāni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vijāni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vijāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vij (verb class 6)[imperative active first single]
- iyāt -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- prakāśāṃl -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- lokakaṇṭakān -
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lokakaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “vigūḍhacāriṇaścānyān anāryānāryali ginaḥ”
- vigūḍhacāriṇaś -
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vigūḍhacārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vigūḍhacārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cānyā -
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√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]
- an -
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- anāryān -
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anārya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ārya -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ār -> ārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ār]√ār (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gi -
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gī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
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 6434 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.