Sanskrit quote nr. 1680 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्धः स एव श्रुतवर्जितो यः शठः स एवार्थिनिरर्थको यः ।
मृतः स एवास्ति यशो न यस्य धर्मे न धीर्यस्य स एव शोच्यः ॥

andhaḥ sa eva śrutavarjito yaḥ śaṭhaḥ sa evārthinirarthako yaḥ |
mṛtaḥ sa evāsti yaśo na yasya dharme na dhīryasya sa eva śocyaḥ ||

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.

Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Andhas (अन्धस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ): defined in 10 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Arthini (arthinī, अर्थिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dhirya (dhīrya, धीर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Shocya (socya, śocya, शोच्य): defined in 5 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaisheshika (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: “andhaḥ sa eva śrutavarjito yaḥ śaṭhaḥ sa evārthinirarthako yaḥ”
andhaḥ -
andhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

andha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śruta -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
varjito* -
varjita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaṭhaḥ -
śaṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthini -
arthinī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

arthin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

arthin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
artha -
artha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mṛtaḥ sa evāsti yaśo na yasya dharme na dhīryasya sa eva śocyaḥ”
mṛtaḥ -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
yaśo* -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dharme -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhīryasya -
dhīrya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dhīrya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śocyaḥ -
śocya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc]

√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śuc]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 1680 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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Last Updated: 25 April, 2019