Sanskrit quote nr. 1231 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनपेक्षितगुरुवचना सर्वान् ग्रन्थीन् विभेदयति सम्यक् ।
प्रकटयति पररहस्यं विमर्शशक्त्तिर्निजा जयति ॥anapekṣitaguruvacanā sarvān granthīn vibhedayati samyak |
prakaṭayati pararahasyaṃ vimarśaśakttirnijā jayati ||
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.
Anapekshita (anapeksita, anapekṣita, अनपेक्षित): defined in 5 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Vacana (vacanā, वचना): defined in 12 categories.
Granthi (ग्रन्थि): defined in 15 categories.
Vibheda (विभेद): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Rahasyam (रहस्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rahasya (रहस्य): defined in 11 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, 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: “anapekṣitaguruvacanā sarvān granthīn vibhedayati samyak”
- anapekṣita -
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anapekṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anapekṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vacanā -
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vacanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- granthīn -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vibheda -
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vibheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “prakaṭayati pararahasyaṃ vimarśaśakttirnijā jayati”
- prakaṭa -
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prakaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- rahasyam -
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rahasyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rahasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rahasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse vimarśaśakttirnijā*ja
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present 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 1231 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.