Sanskrit quote nr. 1175 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्वाग्रजाग्रन्निभृतापदन्धुर् बन्धुर्यदि स्यात् प्रतिबन्धुमर्हः ।
जोषं जनः कार्यविदस्तु वस्तु प्रच्छ्या निजेच्छा पदवीं मुदस्तु ॥adhvāgrajāgrannibhṛtāpadandhur bandhuryadi syāt pratibandhumarhaḥ |
joṣaṃ janaḥ kāryavidastu vastu pracchyā nijecchā padavīṃ mudastu ||
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.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Jagrat (jāgrat, जाग्रत्): defined in 5 categories.
Nibhrita (nibhrta, nibhṛta, निभृत, nibhṛtā, निभृता): defined in 5 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Pratibandhu (प्रतिबन्धु): defined in 2 categories.
Arha (अर्ह): defined in 5 categories.
Josham (josam, joṣam, जोषम्): defined in 1 categories.
Josha (josa, joṣa, जोष): defined in 4 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Nija (निज, nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Iccha (icchā, इच्छा): defined in 12 categories.
Padavi (padavī, पदवी): defined in 9 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 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: “adhvāgrajāgrannibhṛtāpadandhur bandhuryadi syāt pratibandhumarhaḥ”
- adhvā -
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adhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāgran -
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jāgrat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]jāgrat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]√jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
- nibhṛtā -
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nibhṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nibhṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nibhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apadan -
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√pad (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- dhur -
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dhur (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bandhur -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- pratibandhum -
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pratibandhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- arhaḥ -
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arha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “joṣaṃ janaḥ kāryavidastu vastu pracchyā nijecchā padavīṃ mudastu”
- joṣam -
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joṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]joṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]joṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kārya -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- avidas -
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√vid (verb class 6)[aorist active second single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vastu -
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vastu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vastu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pracchyā* -
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√praś -> pracchya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √praś], [vocative plural from √praś]√praś -> pracchyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √praś], [vocative plural from √praś], [accusative plural from √praś]
- nije -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- icchā -
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icchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- padavīm -
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padavī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mudas -
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mud (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]muda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 1175 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.