Sanskrit quote nr. 2069 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि शास्त्रेषु कुशला लोकाचारविवर्जिताः ।
सर्वे ते हास्यतां यान्ति यथा ते मूर्खपण्डिताः ॥api śāstreṣu kuśalā lokācāravivarjitāḥ |
sarve te hāsyatāṃ yānti yathā te mūrkhapaṇḍitāḥ ||
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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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल, kuśalā, कुशला): defined in 20 categories.
Lokacara (lokācāra, लोकाचार): defined in 5 categories.
Vivarjita (विवर्जित, vivarjitā, विवर्जिता): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hasyata (hāsyatā, हास्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Murkhapandita (mūrkhapaṇḍita, मूर्खपण्डित): defined in 1 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, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, 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: “api śāstreṣu kuśalā lokācāravivarjitāḥ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śāstreṣu -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kuśalā* -
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kuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kuśalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lokācāra -
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lokācāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivarjitāḥ -
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vivarjita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vivarjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sarve te hāsyatāṃ yānti yathā te mūrkhapaṇḍitāḥ”
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- hāsyatām -
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hāsyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√hā -> hāsyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hāsyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hā class 3 verb]√has (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mūrkhapaṇḍitāḥ -
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mūrkhapaṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 2069 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.