Sanskrit quote nr. 189 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगुरोरपि सत उच्चैः प्रशंसनं तद्गुणा वितन्वन्ति ।
अगुरुर्ज्वलनेऽप्यस्तः सौरभमिषतो गुणान् वमति ॥agurorapi sata uccaiḥ praśaṃsanaṃ tadguṇā vitanvanti |
agururjvalane'pyastaḥ saurabhamiṣato guṇān vamati ||
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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.
Aguru (अगुरु): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Prashamsana (prasamsana, praśaṃsana, प्रशंसन): defined in 2 categories.
Tadguna (tadguṇa, तद्गुण, tadguṇā, तद्गुणा): defined in 3 categories.
Vitanu (वितनु): defined in 1 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Jvalana (ज्वलन, jvalanā, ज्वलना): defined in 14 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Saurabha (सौरभ): defined in 7 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “agurorapi sata uccaiḥ praśaṃsanaṃ tadguṇā vitanvanti”
- aguror -
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aguru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]aguru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sata* -
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sataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- praśaṃsanam -
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praśaṃsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tadguṇā* -
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tadguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tadguṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vitanva -
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vitanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vitanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “agururjvalane'pyastaḥ saurabhamiṣato guṇān vamati”
- agurur -
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aguru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]aguru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- jvalane' -
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jvalana (noun, masculine)[locative single]jvalana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jvalanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- apyas -
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apya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saurabham -
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saurabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saurabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saurabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇān -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vamati -
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vamati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√vam -> vamat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vamat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam (verb class 1)[present active third 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 189 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.