Sanskrit quote nr. 1929 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपराधं न शृणुमो न चासत्यं त्वयोदितम् ।
गोप्येति गदितः कृष्णस् तूष्णीं तिष्ठन् पुनातु वः ॥aparādhaṃ na śṛṇumo na cāsatyaṃ tvayoditam |
gopyeti gaditaḥ kṛṣṇas tūṣṇīṃ tiṣṭhan punātu vaḥ ||
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.
Aparadha (aparādha, अपराध): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Asatya (असत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Udita (उदित): defined in 11 categories.
Gopa (gopā, गोपा): defined in 12 categories.
Gopi (gopī, गोपी): defined in 9 categories.
Gopya (गोप्य, gopyā, गोप्या): defined in 4 categories.
Gadita (गदित): defined in 4 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Tushnim (tusnim, tūṣṇīm, तूष्णीम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aparādhaṃ na śṛṇumo na cāsatyaṃ tvayoditam”
- aparādham -
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aparādha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śṛṇumo* -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present active first plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asatyam -
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asatya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asatyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvayo -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- uditam -
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udita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “gopyeti gaditaḥ kṛṣṇas tūṣṇīṃ tiṣṭhan punātu vaḥ”
- gopye -
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gopī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]gopā (noun, masculine)[locative single]gopya (noun, masculine)[locative single]gopya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gopyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√gup -> gopya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √gup class 4 verb]√gup -> gopya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [locative single from √gup class 4 verb]√gup -> gopyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √gup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √gup class 4 verb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- gaditaḥ -
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gadita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gad -> gadita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √gad]
- kṛṣṇas -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tūṣṇīm -
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tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tiṣṭhan -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- punātu -
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√pū (verb class 9)[imperative active third single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive 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 1929 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.