Sanskrit quote nr. 1699 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धो मत्स्यानिवाश्नाति स नरः कण्टकैः सह ।
यो भाषतेऽर्थवैकल्यम् अप्रत्यक्षं सभां गतः ॥andho matsyānivāśnāti sa naraḥ kaṇṭakaiḥ saha |
yo bhāṣate'rthavaikalyam apratyakṣaṃ sabhāṃ gataḥ ||
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): defined in 10 categories.
Andhas (अन्धस्): defined in 1 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Arthavaikalya (अर्थवैकल्य): defined in 1 categories.
Apratyaksha (apratyaksa, apratyakṣa, अप्रत्यक्ष): defined in 4 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 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: “andho matsyānivāśnāti sa naraḥ kaṇṭakaiḥ saha”
- andho* -
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andhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]andha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matsyān -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kaṇṭakaiḥ -
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kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “yo bhāṣate'rthavaikalyam apratyakṣaṃ sabhāṃ gataḥ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāṣate' -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- arthavaikalyam -
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arthavaikalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apratyakṣam -
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apratyakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apratyakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apratyakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sabhām -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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 1699 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.