Sanskrit quote nr. 1694 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धा इव न पश्यन्ति योग्यायोग्यं हिताहितम् ।
पथा तेनैव गच्छन्ति नीयन्ते येन पार्थिवाः ॥andhā iva na paśyanti yogyāyogyaṃ hitāhitam |
pathā tenaiva gacchanti nīyante yena pārthivāḥ ||
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.
Andha (अन्ध, andhā, अन्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pashyanti (pasyanti, paśyantī, पश्यन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Yogya (योग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Hitahita (hitāhita, हिताहित): defined in 4 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 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: “andhā iva na paśyanti yogyāyogyaṃ hitāhitam”
- andhā* -
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andha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]andhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyanti -
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paśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yogyāyo -
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yogya (noun, masculine)[dative single]yogya (noun, neuter)[dative single]√yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yogya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hitāhitam -
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hitāhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hitāhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitāhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pathā tenaiva gacchanti nīyante yena pārthivāḥ”
- pathā -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tenai -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- nīyante -
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√nī (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pārthivāḥ -
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pārthiva (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 1694 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.