Sanskrit quote nr. 169 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगतित्वमतिश्रद्धा ज्ञानाभासेन तृप्तता ।
त्रयः शिष्यगुणा ह्येते मूर्खाचार्यस्य भाग्यजाः ॥agatitvamatiśraddhā jñānābhāsena tṛptatā |
trayaḥ śiṣyaguṇā hyete mūrkhācāryasya bhāgyajāḥ ||
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.
Agati (अगति): defined in 10 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śraddha, श्रद्ध, śraddhā, श्रद्धा): defined in 20 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान, jñānā, ज्ञाना): defined in 17 categories.
Abhasa (ābhāsa, आभास): defined in 10 categories.
Triptata (trptata, tṛptatā, तृप्तता): defined in 2 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख, mūrkhā, मूर्खा): defined in 10 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Bhagin (bhāgin, भागिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Aja (ajā, अजा): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Nepali
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: “agatitvamatiśraddhā jñānābhāsena tṛptatā”
- agati -
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agati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]agati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]agati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ag (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śraddhā* -
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śraddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñānā -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ābhāsena -
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ābhāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ābhāsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tṛptatā -
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tṛptatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “trayaḥ śiṣyaguṇā hyete mūrkhācāryasya bhāgyajāḥ”
- trayaḥ -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śiṣya -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śās]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- guṇā* -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- mūrkhā -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācāryasya -
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ācārya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- bhāgya -
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bhāgin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhāgin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhāgya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāgya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ajāḥ -
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ajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]aja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 169 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.