Sanskrit quote nr. 1949 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपवादादभीतस्य समस्य गुणदोषयोः ।
असद्वृत्तेरहो वृत्तं दुर्विभावं विधेरिव ॥apavādādabhītasya samasya guṇadoṣayoḥ |
asadvṛtteraho vṛttaṃ durvibhāvaṃ vidheriva ||
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.
Apavada (apavāda, अपवाद): defined in 11 categories.
Abhita (abhīta, अभीत): defined in 4 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Samasya (समस्य): defined in 4 categories.
Gunadosha (gunadosa, guṇadoṣa, गुणदोष): defined in 3 categories.
Asadvritti (asadvrtti, asadvṛtti, असद्वृत्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Rahah (rahaḥ, रहः): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Durvibhava (durvibhāva, दुर्विभाव): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), 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: “apavādādabhītasya samasya guṇadoṣayoḥ”
- apavādād -
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apavāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- abhītasya -
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abhīta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]abhīta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- samasya -
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samasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sama (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- guṇadoṣayoḥ -
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guṇadoṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]guṇadoṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “asadvṛtteraho vṛttaṃ durvibhāvaṃ vidheriva”
- asadvṛtter -
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asadvṛtti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asadvṛtti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- raho* -
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rahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- durvibhāvam -
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durvibhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durvibhāva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durvibhāvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidher -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1949 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.