Sanskrit quote nr. 1367 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनाह्वाने प्रवेशश्च अपृष्टे परिभाषणम् ।
आत्मस्तुतिः परे निन्दा चत्वारि लघुलक्षणम् ॥anāhvāne praveśaśca apṛṣṭe paribhāṣaṇam |
ātmastutiḥ pare nindā catvāri laghulakṣaṇam ||
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.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Ahvana (āhvāna, आह्वान): defined in 6 categories.
Pravesha (pravesa, praveśa, प्रवेश): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Aprishta (aprsta, apṛṣṭa, अपृष्ट, apṛṣṭā, अपृष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Paribhashana (paribhasana, paribhāṣaṇa, परिभाषण): defined in 5 categories.
Atmastuti (ātmastuti, आत्मस्तुति): defined in 3 categories.
Pare (परे): defined in 5 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Ninda (nindā, निन्दा): defined in 13 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anāhvāne praveśaśca apṛṣṭe paribhāṣaṇam”
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āhvāne -
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āhvāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- praveśaś -
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praveśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apṛṣṭe -
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apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]apṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paribhāṣaṇam -
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paribhāṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paribhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paribhāṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “ātmastutiḥ pare nindā catvāri laghulakṣaṇam”
- ātmastutiḥ -
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ātmastuti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pare -
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pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nindā -
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nindā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- catvā -
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catu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- laghu -
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laghu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]laghu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]laghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]laghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1367 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.