Sanskrit quote nr. 8038 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं देवोपहास्यत्वं लोके गच्छन्त्यबुद्धयः ।
लभन्ते नार्थसंसिद्धिं पूज्यन्ते तु सुबुद्धयः ॥evaṃ devopahāsyatvaṃ loke gacchantyabuddhayaḥ |
labhante nārthasaṃsiddhiṃ pūjyante tu subuddhayaḥ ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Devan (देवन्): defined in 1 categories.
Upahasya (upahāsya, उपहास्य): defined in 4 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Abuddhi (अबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Samsiddhi (saṃsiddhi, संसिद्धि): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Subuddhi (सुबुद्धि): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “evaṃ devopahāsyatvaṃ loke gacchantyabuddhayaḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- devo -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upahāsya -
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upahāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upahāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- gacchantya -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- abuddhayaḥ -
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abuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abuddhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “labhante nārthasaṃsiddhiṃ pūjyante tu subuddhayaḥ”
- labhante -
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√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṃsiddhim -
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saṃsiddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pūjyante -
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√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- subuddhayaḥ -
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subuddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]subuddhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 8038 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.