Sanskrit quote nr. 2178 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्राप्तकालो यो मूर्खो हसेत् स्वेच्छानुसारतः ।
प्राप्नुयाद् बुद्ध्यवज्ञानं सभायां चैव शाश्वतम् ॥aprāptakālo yo mūrkho haset svecchānusārataḥ |
prāpnuyād buddhyavajñānaṃ sabhāyāṃ caiva śāśvatam ||
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.
Apraptakala (aprāptakāla, अप्राप्तकाल): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Sveccha (svecchā, स्वेच्छा): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Buddhyavajnana (buddhyavajñāna, बुद्ध्यवज्ञान): defined in 1 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shashvata (sasvata, śāśvata, शाश्वत): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhist philosophy, Hindi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Mahayana (major branch of 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: “aprāptakālo yo mūrkho haset svecchānusārataḥ”
- aprāptakālo* -
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aprāptakāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūrkho* -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haset -
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√has (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- svecchā -
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svecchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anusārataḥ -
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anusārataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “prāpnuyād buddhyavajñānaṃ sabhāyāṃ caiva śāśvatam”
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnuyād -
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√āp (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- buddhyavajñānam -
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buddhyavajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sabhāyām -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- śāśvatam -
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śāśvata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāśvata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 2178 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.