Sanskrit quote nr. 2203 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियोऽपि हि पथ्यः स्याद् इति वृद्धानुशासनम् ।
वृद्धानुशासने तिष्ठन् प्रियतामुपगच्छति ॥apriyo'pi hi pathyaḥ syād iti vṛddhānuśāsanam |
vṛddhānuśāsane tiṣṭhan priyatāmupagacchati ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Pathya (पथ्य): defined in 11 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vriddhanushasana (vrddhanusasana, vṛddhānuśāsana, वृद्धानुशासन): defined in 1 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Priyata (priyatā, प्रियता): defined in 3 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (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: “apriyo'pi hi pathyaḥ syād iti vṛddhānuśāsanam”
- apriyo' -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pathyaḥ -
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pathya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vṛddhānuśāsanam -
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vṛddhānuśāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vṛddhānuśāsane tiṣṭhan priyatāmupagacchati”
- vṛddhānuśāsane -
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vṛddhānuśāsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tiṣṭhan -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- priyatām -
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priyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√pṛ (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third 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 2203 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.