Sanskrit quote nr. 1205 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनधीत्य यथा वेदान् न विप्रः श्राद्धमर्हति ।
एवमश्रुतषाड्गुण्यो न मन्त्रं श्रोतुमर्हति ॥

anadhītya yathā vedān na vipraḥ śrāddhamarhati |
evamaśrutaṣāḍguṇyo na mantraṃ śrotumarhati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anadhitya (anadhītya, अनधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śrāddha, श्राद्ध): defined in 20 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ashruta (asruta, aśruta, अश्रुत): defined in 7 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Shrotu (srotu, śrotu, श्रोतु): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: “anadhītya yathā vedān na vipraḥ śrāddhamarhati
  • anadhītya -
  • anadhītya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anadhītya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vedān -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vipraḥ -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrāddham -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “evamaśrutaṣāḍguṇyo na mantraṃ śrotumarhati
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśruta -
  • aśruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣāḍguṇyo -
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mantram -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1205 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.

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