Sanskrit quote nr. 1366 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनाहूतो विशेद्यस्तु अपृष्टो बहु भाषते ।
आत्मानं मन्यते प्रीतं भूपालस्य स दुर्मतिः ॥anāhūto viśedyastu apṛṣṭo bahu bhāṣate |
ātmānaṃ manyate prītaṃ bhūpālasya sa durmatiḥ ||
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.
Anahuta (anāhūta, अनाहूत): defined in 4 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Aprishta (aprsta, apṛṣṭa, अपृष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Prita (prīta, प्रीत): defined in 7 categories.
Bhupala (bhūpāla, भूपाल): defined in 6 categories.
Durmati (दुर्मति): defined in 9 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: “anāhūto viśedyastu apṛṣṭo bahu bhāṣate”
- anāhūto* -
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anāhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśed -
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√viś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- apṛṣṭo* -
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apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāṣate -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “ātmānaṃ manyate prītaṃ bhūpālasya sa durmatiḥ”
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- prītam -
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prīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> prīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √prī class 9 verb]√prī -> prīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb], [accusative single from √prī class 9 verb]
- bhūpālasya -
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bhūpāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- durmatiḥ -
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durmati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]durmati (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 1366 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.