Sanskrit quote nr. 8467 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथनेन विनाप्याशां पूरयन्ति हि साधवः ।
प्रतिगेहं भासते हि विवस्वान् कथनं विना ॥kathanena vināpyāśāṃ pūrayanti hi sādhavaḥ |
pratigehaṃ bhāsate hi vivasvān kathanaṃ vinā ||
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.
Kathana (कथन): defined in 7 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Purayat (pūrayat, पूरयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Bhasata (bhāsatā, भासता): defined in 1 categories.
Vivasvat (विवस्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “kathanena vināpyāśāṃ pūrayanti hi sādhavaḥ”
- kathanena -
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kathana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kathana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- apyā -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśām -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pūrayanti -
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√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ], [accusative plural from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sādhavaḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “pratigehaṃ bhāsate hi vivasvān kathanaṃ vinā”
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- geham -
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geha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāsate -
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bhāsatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bhās (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vivasvān -
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vivasvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kathanam -
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kathana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kathana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kathanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[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 8467 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.