Sanskrit quote nr. 1151 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्यापितस्योशनसापि नीतिं प्रयुक्तरागप्रणिधिर्द्विषस्ते ।
कस्यार्थधर्मौ वद पीडयामि सिन्धोस्तटावोघ इव प्रवृद्धः ॥adhyāpitasyośanasāpi nītiṃ prayuktarāgapraṇidhirdviṣaste |
kasyārthadharmau vada pīḍayāmi sindhostaṭāvogha iva pravṛddhaḥ ||
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.
Adhyapita (adhyāpita, अध्यापित): defined in 1 categories.
Ushanas (usanas, uśanas, उशनस्): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Niti (nīti, नीति): defined in 13 categories.
Prayukta (प्रयुक्त): defined in 12 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Pranidhi (praṇidhi, प्रणिधि): defined in 6 categories.
Dvisha (dvisa, dviṣa, द्विष): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Sindhu (सिन्धु): defined in 18 categories.
Tata (taṭa, तट): defined in 18 categories.
Ogha (ओघ): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Pravriddha (pravrddha, pravṛddha, प्रवृद्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Prakrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “adhyāpitasyośanasāpi nītiṃ prayuktarāgapraṇidhirdviṣaste”
- adhyāpitasyo -
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adhyāpita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]adhyāpita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- uśanasā -
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uśanas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nītim -
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nīti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prayukta -
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prayukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prayukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāga -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇidhir -
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praṇidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dviṣas -
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dviṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dviṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kasyārthadharmau vada pīḍayāmi sindhostaṭāvogha iva pravṛddhaḥ”
- kasyā -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dharmau -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pīḍayāmi -
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√pīḍ (verb class 10)[present active first single]
- sindhos -
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sindhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- taṭāvo -
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taṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ogha* -
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ogha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pravṛddhaḥ -
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pravṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1151 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.