Sanskrit quote nr. 1957 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपश्यद्भिर्महास्वादान् भावान् स्वाद्वविवेकिभिः ।
किं ज्ञेयमशनादन्यत् क्ष्मापैरन्धैरिवोक्षभिः ॥apaśyadbhirmahāsvādān bhāvān svādvavivekibhiḥ |
kiṃ jñeyamaśanādanyat kṣmāpairandhairivokṣabhiḥ ||
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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.
Apashyat (apasyat, apaśyat, अपश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahasvada (mahāsvāda, महास्वाद): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavat (bhāvat, भावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Avivekin (अविवेकिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Adat (अदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kshmapa (ksmapa, kṣmāpa, क्ष्माप): defined in 2 categories.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ukshan (uksan, ukṣan, उक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Nepali
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: “apaśyadbhirmahāsvādān bhāvān svādvavivekibhiḥ”
- apaśyadbhir -
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apaśyat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]apaśyat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mahāsvādān -
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mahāsvāda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bhāvān -
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bhāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhāva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- svādva -
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svādu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]svādu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avivekibhiḥ -
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avivekin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]avivekin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kiṃ jñeyamaśanādanyat kṣmāpairandhairivokṣabhiḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jñeyam -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- aśanā -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adan -
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adat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣmāpair -
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kṣmāpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- andhair -
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andha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]andha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ukṣabhiḥ -
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ukṣan (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ukṣan (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 1957 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.