Sanskrit quote nr. 1701 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्धो हि राजा भवति यस्तु शास्त्रविवर्जितः ।
अन्धः पश्यति चारेण शास्त्रहीनो न पश्यति ॥

andho hi rājā bhavati yastu śāstravivarjitaḥ |
andhaḥ paśyati cāreṇa śāstrahīno na paśyati ||

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.

Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Andhas (अन्धस्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Vivarjita (विवर्जित): defined in 7 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Cara (cāra, चार): defined in 18 categories.
Ahina (ahīna, अहीन): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (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: “andho hi rājā bhavati yastu śāstravivarjitaḥ
  • andho* -
  • andhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivarjitaḥ -
  • vivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “andhaḥ paśyati cāreṇa śāstrahīno na paśyati
  • andhaḥ -
  • andhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cāreṇa -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śāstra -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahīno* -
  • ahīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative 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 1701 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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