Sanskrit quote nr. 6830 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्धृतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु दूतो वदति नान्यथा ।
ते वै यथोक्तवक्तारो न वध्याः पृथिवीभुजा ॥uddhṛteṣvapi śastreṣu dūto vadati nānyathā |
te vai yathoktavaktāro na vadhyāḥ pṛthivībhujā ||
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.
Uddhrita (uddhrta, uddhṛta, उद्धृत): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Duta (dūta, दूत): defined in 14 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yathokta (यथोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vadhya (वध्य, vadhyā, वध्या): defined in 5 categories.
Prithivibhuj (prthivibhuj, pṛthivībhuj, पृथिवीभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali
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: “uddhṛteṣvapi śastreṣu dūto vadati nānyathā”
- uddhṛteṣva -
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uddhṛta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]uddhṛta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śastreṣu -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]śastra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- dūto* -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “te vai yathoktavaktāro na vadhyāḥ pṛthivībhujā”
- 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]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- yathokta -
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yathokta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yathokta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktāro* -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√vac (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third plural]√vac (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhyāḥ -
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vadhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vadhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pṛthivībhujā -
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pṛthivībhuj (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 6830 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.