Sanskrit quote nr. 1770 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यदोषमिव स स्वकं गुणं ख्यापयेत् कथमधृष्टताजडः ।
उच्यते स खलु कार्यवत्तया धिग्वभिन्नबुधसेतुमर्थिताम् ॥anyadoṣamiva sa svakaṃ guṇaṃ khyāpayet kathamadhṛṣṭatājaḍaḥ |
ucyate sa khalu kāryavattayā dhigvabhinnabudhasetumarthitām ||
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.
Anyada (anyadā, अन्यदा): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Svaka (स्वक): defined in 4 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhrishta (adhrsta, adhṛṣṭa, अधृष्ट): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ajada (ajaḍa, अजड): defined in 5 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Karyavatta (kāryavattā, कार्यवत्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Dhik (धिक्): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Abhinna (अभिन्न): defined in 13 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Setu (सेतु): defined in 11 categories.
Arthita (arthitā, अर्थिता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “anyadoṣamiva sa svakaṃ guṇaṃ khyāpayet kathamadhṛṣṭatājaḍaḥ”
- anyado -
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anyadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uṣam -
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uṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]uṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svakam -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- guṇam -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- khyāpayet -
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√khyā (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhṛṣṭa -
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adhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajaḍaḥ -
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ajaḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ucyate sa khalu kāryavattayā dhigvabhinnabudhasetumarthitām”
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāryavattayā -
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kāryavattā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- dhig -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhinna -
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abhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- budha -
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budha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]budha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- setum -
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√sā -> setum (infinitive)[infinitive from √sā]√si -> setum (infinitive)[infinitive from √si]√si -> setum (infinitive)[infinitive from √si]setu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]setu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- arthitām -
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arthitā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 1770 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.