Sanskrit quote nr. 2194 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियवचनाङ्गारैर् ।
दग्धोऽपि न विप्रियं वदत्यार्यः ॥apriyavacanāṅgārair |
dagdho'pi na vipriyaṃ vadatyāryaḥ ||
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.
Dagdhri (dagdhr, dagdhṛ, दग्धृ): defined in 1 categories.
Dagdha (दग्ध): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vipriya (विप्रिय): defined in 5 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Arya (ārya, आर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “apriyavacanāṅgārair”
- Cannot analyse apriyavacanāṅgārair
- Line 2: “dagdho'pi na vipriyaṃ vadatyāryaḥ”
- dagdho' -
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dagdhṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]dagdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipriyam -
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vipriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vadatyā -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- āryaḥ -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ār (verb class 4)[imperfect active second 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 2194 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.