Sanskrit quote nr. 1236 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनभ्यासहतोत्साहा परेण परिभूयते ।
या लज्जाजननी जाड्यात् किं तया मन्दविद्यया ॥anabhyāsahatotsāhā pareṇa paribhūyate |
yā lajjājananī jāḍyāt kiṃ tayā mandavidyayā ||
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.
Anabhyasa (anabhyāsa, अनभ्यास): defined in 6 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Hatu (हतु): defined in 2 categories.
Parena (pareṇa, परेण): defined in 2 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Paribhu (paribhū, परिभू): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज, lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Ajanani (अजननि): defined in 1 categories.
Jadya (jāḍya, जाड्य): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “anabhyāsahatotsāhā pareṇa paribhūyate”
- anabhyāsa -
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anabhyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anabhyāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hato -
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hata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]hatu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- utsāhā -
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- pareṇa -
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pareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]para (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- paribhū -
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paribhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]paribhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]paribhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- ūyate -
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√ūy -> ūyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√u (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√u (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√u (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√ūy (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “yā lajjājananī jāḍyāt kiṃ tayā mandavidyayā”
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- lajjā -
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lajja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lajjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajananī -
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ajanani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jāḍyāt -
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jāḍya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- manda -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyayā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 1236 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.