Sanskrit quote nr. 2121 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपृष्टस्तु नरः किंचिद् यो ब्रूते राजसंसदि ।
न केवलमसंमानं लभते च विडम्बनाम् ॥apṛṣṭastu naraḥ kiṃcid yo brūte rājasaṃsadi |
na kevalamasaṃmānaṃ labhate ca viḍambanām ||
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.
Aprishta (aprsta, apṛṣṭa, अपृष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Rajasamsad (rājasaṃsad, राजसंसद्): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Asammana (asaṃmāna, असंमान): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vidambana (viḍambanā, विडम्बना): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “apṛṣṭastu naraḥ kiṃcid yo brūte rājasaṃsadi”
- apṛṣṭas -
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apṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brūte -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- rājasaṃsadi -
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rājasaṃsad (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “na kevalamasaṃmānaṃ labhate ca viḍambanām”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asaṃmānam -
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asaṃmāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viḍambanām -
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viḍambanā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 2121 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.