Sanskrit quote nr. 1120 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधीतिबोधाचरणप्रचारणैर् दशाश्चतस्रः प्रणयन्नुपाधिभिः ।
चतुर्दशत्वं कृतवान् कुतः स्वयं न वेद्मि विद्यासु चतुर्दशस्वयम् ॥

adhītibodhācaraṇapracāraṇair daśāścatasraḥ praṇayannupādhibhiḥ |
caturdaśatvaṃ kṛtavān kutaḥ svayaṃ na vedmi vidyāsu caturdaśasvayam ||

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.

Adhitin (adhītin, अधीतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bodha (बोध, bodhā, बोधा): defined in 15 categories.
Acarana (acaraṇa, अचरण): defined in 8 categories.
Pracarana (pracāraṇa, प्रचारण): defined in 2 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Upadhi (upādhi, उपाधि): defined in 15 categories.
Caturdasha (caturdasa, caturdaśa, चतुर्दश): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kritavat (krtavat, kṛtavat, कृतवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 17 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “adhītibodhācaraṇapracāraṇair daśāścatasraḥ praṇayannupādhibhiḥ
  • adhīti -
  • adhīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhītin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhītin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bodhā -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • acaraṇa -
  • acaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pracāraṇair -
  • pracāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • daśāś -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    daśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • catasra -
  • catasṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • praṇa -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • upādhibhiḥ -
  • upādhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “caturdaśatvaṃ kṛtavān kutaḥ svayaṃ na vedmi vidyāsu caturdaśasvayam
  • caturdaśa -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtavān -
  • kṛtavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vedmi -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • vidyāsu -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • caturdaśa -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

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 1120 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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