Sanskrit quote nr. 1122 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीत्य चतुरो वेदान् धर्मशास्त्राण्यनेकशः ।
परं तत्त्वं न जानाति दर्वी पाकरसानिव ॥adhītya caturo vedān dharmaśāstrāṇyanekaśaḥ |
paraṃ tattvaṃ na jānāti darvī pākarasāniva ||
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.
Adhitya (adhītya, अधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 10 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Dharmashastra (dharmasastra, dharmaśāstra, धर्मशास्त्र): defined in 8 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Darvi (दर्वि, darvī, दर्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Paka (pāka, पाक): defined in 18 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Prakrit, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “adhītya caturo vedān dharmaśāstrāṇyanekaśaḥ”
- adhītya -
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adhītya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- caturo* -
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catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedān -
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veda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dharmaśāstrāṇya -
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dharmaśāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- anekaśaḥ -
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anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “paraṃ tattvaṃ na jānāti darvī pākarasāniva”
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- darvī -
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darvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]darvi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]darvi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pāka -
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pāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasāni -
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√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1122 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.