Sanskrit quote nr. 1129 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीयीत ब्राह्मणोऽथो यजेत दद्यादियात् तीर्थमुख्यानि चैव ।
अध्यापयेद्याजयेच्चापि याज्यान् प्रतिग्रहान् वा विदितान् प्रतीच्छेत् ॥adhīyīta brāhmaṇo'tho yajeta dadyādiyāt tīrthamukhyāni caiva |
adhyāpayedyājayeccāpi yājyān pratigrahān vā viditān pratīcchet ||
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.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 categories.
Atho (अथो): defined in 2 categories.
Tirtha (tīrtha, तीर्थ): defined in 15 categories.
Ukhya (उख्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Yajya (yājya, याज्य): defined in 2 categories.
Pratigraha (प्रतिग्रह): defined in 6 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vidita (विदित): defined in 10 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “adhīyīta brāhmaṇo'tho yajeta dadyādiyāt tīrthamukhyāni caiva”
- adhī -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- iyī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[locative single]ī (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- brāhmaṇo' -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atho -
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atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yajeta -
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√yaj (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- dadyād -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- iyāt -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- tīrtham -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ukhyāni -
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ukhya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Line 2: “adhyāpayedyājayeccāpi yājyān pratigrahān vā viditān pratīcchet”
- adhyā -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]adhyā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpayed -
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√āp (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√i (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- yājayec -
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√yaj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yājyān -
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yājya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√yaj -> yājya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj]
- pratigrahān -
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pratigraha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viditān -
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vidita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- pratī -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- icchet -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third 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 1129 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.