Sanskrit quote nr. 2195 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियस्यापि वचसः परिणामाविरोधिनः ।
वक्ता श्रोता च यत्रास्ति रमन्ते तत्र संपदः ॥apriyasyāpi vacasaḥ pariṇāmāvirodhinaḥ |
vaktā śrotā ca yatrāsti ramante tatra saṃpadaḥ ||
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.
Apriya (अप्रिय): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vacasa (वचस): defined in 2 categories.
Parinama (pariṇāma, परिणाम): defined in 16 categories.
Iras (इरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vakta (vaktā, वक्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Shrotri (srotr, śrotṛ, श्रोतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 11 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: “apriyasyāpi vacasaḥ pariṇāmāvirodhinaḥ”
- apriyasyā -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]apriya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vacasaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vacas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vacasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pariṇāmāvi -
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pariṇāma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iro -
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iras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhi -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “vaktā śrotā ca yatrāsti ramante tatra saṃpadaḥ”
- vaktā -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vaj -> vaktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vaj class 1 verb]√vak -> vaktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- śrotā -
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śrotṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śru (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatrā -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- ramante -
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√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sampadaḥ -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 2195 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.