Sanskrit quote nr. 7954 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एते चान्ये च बहवो दोषाः प्रादुर्भवन्त्युत ।
नृपतौ मार्दवोपेते हर्षुले च युधिष्ठिर ॥

ete cānye ca bahavo doṣāḥ prādurbhavantyuta |
nṛpatau mārdavopete harṣule ca yudhiṣṭhira ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Pradur (prādur, प्रादुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavanti (भवन्ति, bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Mardava (mārdava, मार्दव): defined in 9 categories.
Upeta (उपेत, upetā, उपेता): defined in 9 categories.
Upeti (उपेति): defined in 2 categories.
Harshula (harsula, harṣula, हर्षुल, harṣulā, हर्षुला): defined in 1 categories.
Yudhishthira (yudhisthira, yudhiṣṭhira, युधिष्ठिर): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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: “ete cānye ca bahavo doṣāḥ prādurbhavantyuta
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • cānye -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahavo* -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • doṣāḥ -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prādur -
  • prādur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavantyu -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “nṛpatau mārdavopete harṣule ca yudhiṣṭhira
  • nṛpatau -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mārdavo -
  • mārdava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārdava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upete -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upeti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • harṣule -
  • harṣula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    harṣula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    harṣulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7954 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.

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