Sanskrit quote nr. 1412 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनिश्चितैरध्यवसायभीरुभिर् यथेष्टसंलापरतिप्रयोजनैः ।
फले विसंवादमुपागता गिरः प्रयान्ति लोके परिहासवस्तुताम् ॥

aniścitairadhyavasāyabhīrubhir yatheṣṭasaṃlāparatiprayojanaiḥ |
phale visaṃvādamupāgatā giraḥ prayānti loke parihāsavastutām ||

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.

Anishcita (aniscita, aniścita, अनिश्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Adhyavasaya (adhyavasāya, अध्यवसाय): defined in 8 categories.
Bhiru (bhīru, भीरु): defined in 10 categories.
Yatheshta (yathesta, yatheṣṭa, यथेष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Samlapa (saṃlāpa, संलाप): defined in 3 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Prayojana (प्रयोजन): defined in 13 categories.
Phala (फल, phalā, फला): defined in 25 categories.
Phali (फलि): defined in 7 categories.
Visamvada (visaṃvāda, विसंवाद): defined in 5 categories.
Upagata (upāgata, उपागत, upāgatā, उपागता): defined in 7 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 7 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 21 categories.
Parihasavastuta (parihāsavastutā, परिहासवस्तुता): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

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: “aniścitairadhyavasāyabhīrubhir yatheṣṭasaṃlāparatiprayojanaiḥ
  • aniścitair -
  • aniścita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aniścita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • adhyavasāya -
  • adhyavasāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīrubhir -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhīru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yatheṣṭa -
  • yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃlāpa -
  • saṃlāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rati -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • prayojanaiḥ -
  • prayojana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “phale visaṃvādamupāgatā giraḥ prayānti loke parihāsavastutām
  • phale -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    phali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • visaṃvādam -
  • visaṃvāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upāgatā* -
  • upāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • giraḥ -
  • gir (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prayā -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • parihāsavastutām -
  • parihāsavastutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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 1412 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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