Sanskrit quote nr. 1150 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्यापयन्ति शास्त्राणि तृणीकुर्वन्ति पण्डितान् ।
विस्मारयन्ति जातिं स्वां वराटाः पञ्चषाः करे ॥adhyāpayanti śāstrāṇi tṛṇīkurvanti paṇḍitān |
vismārayanti jātiṃ svāṃ varāṭāḥ pañcaṣāḥ kare ||
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.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Tri (tr, tṛ, तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 28 categories.
Varata (varāṭa, वराट): defined in 6 categories.
Pancasha (pancasa, pañcaṣa, पञ्चष, pañcaṣā, पञ्चषा): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Prakrit, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “adhyāpayanti śāstrāṇi tṛṇīkurvanti paṇḍitān”
- 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]
- āpayanti -
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√āp -> āpayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √āp]√i -> āpayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √i]√āp -> āpayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √āp], [vocative plural from √āp], [accusative plural from √āp]√āp -> āpayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √āp]√i -> āpayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i], [vocative plural from √i], [accusative plural from √i]√i -> āpayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i]√āp (verb class 0)[present active third plural]√i (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- śāstrāṇi -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tṛṇī -
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tṛ (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- paṇḍitān -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “vismārayanti jātiṃ svāṃ varāṭāḥ pañcaṣāḥ kare”
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- smārayanti -
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√smṛ -> smārayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √smṛ]√smṛ -> smārayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √smṛ], [vocative plural from √smṛ], [accusative plural from √smṛ]√smṛ -> smārayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √smṛ]√smṛ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- jātim -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- svām -
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svā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- varāṭāḥ -
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varāṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pañcaṣāḥ -
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pañcaṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pañcaṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kare -
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kari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]kari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kara (noun, masculine)[locative single]kara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 1150 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.