Sanskrit quote nr. 2040 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि पौरुषमादेयं शास्त्रं चेद्युक्तिबोधकम् ।
अन्यत्त्वार्षमपि त्याज्यं भाव्यं न्याय्यैकसेविना ॥api pauruṣamādeyaṃ śāstraṃ cedyuktibodhakam |
anyattvārṣamapi tyājyaṃ bhāvyaṃ nyāyyaikasevinā ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Paurusha (paurusa, pauruṣa, पौरुष): defined in 10 categories.
Adeya (ādeya, आदेय): defined in 6 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Cedi (चेदि): defined in 8 categories.
Bodhaka (बोधक): defined in 6 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Tyajya (tyājya, त्याज्य): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavya (bhāvya, भाव्य): defined in 11 categories.
Nyayin (nyāyin, न्यायिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nyayya (nyāyya, न्याय्य, nyāyyā, न्याय्या): defined in 5 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Sevi (सेवि): defined in 4 categories.
Sevin (सेविन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism
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: “api pauruṣamādeyaṃ śāstraṃ cedyuktibodhakam”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pauruṣam -
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pauruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pauruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ādeyam -
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ādeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ādeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cedyu -
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cedi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ukti -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bodhakam -
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bodhaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bodhaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “anyattvārṣamapi tyājyaṃ bhāvyaṃ nyāyyaikasevinā”
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- attvā -
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√ad (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- ārṣam -
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ārṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√ṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√ṛṣ (verb class 6)[imperfect active first single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tyājyam -
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tyājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tyājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tyājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √tyaj]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √tyaj]√tyaj -> tyājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tyaj]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tyaj], [accusative single from √tyaj]
- bhāvyam -
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bhāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
- nyāyyai -
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nyāyin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]nyāyin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nyāyya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nyāyya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nyāyyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevinā -
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sevi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sevin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sevin (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 2040 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.