Sanskrit quote nr. 2153 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रगल्भस्य या विद्या कृपणस्य च यद्धनम् ।
यच्च बाहुबलं भीरोर् व्यर्थमेतत् त्रयं भुवि ॥apragalbhasya yā vidyā kṛpaṇasya ca yaddhanam |
yacca bāhubalaṃ bhīror vyarthametat trayaṃ bhuvi ||
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.
Apragalbha (अप्रगल्भ): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hana (हन): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Bahubala (bāhubala, बाहुबल): defined in 5 categories.
Bhiru (bhīru, भीरु): defined in 11 categories.
Vyartham (व्यर्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyartha (व्यर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 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: “apragalbhasya yā vidyā kṛpaṇasya ca yaddhanam”
- apragalbhasya -
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apragalbha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]apragalbha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidyā -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛpaṇasya -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaddh -
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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]
- hanam -
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hana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yacca bāhubalaṃ bhīror vyarthametat trayaṃ bhuvi”
- yac -
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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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhubalam -
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bāhubala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāhubala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhīror -
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bhīru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vyartham -
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vyartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vyartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- trayam -
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traya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]traya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative 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 2153 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.