Sanskrit quote nr. 2227 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अबुद्धिमाश्रितानां च क्षन्तव्यमपराधिनाम् ।
न हि सर्वत्र पाण्डित्यं सुलभं पुरुषेण वै ॥abuddhimāśritānāṃ ca kṣantavyamaparādhinām |
na hi sarvatra pāṇḍityaṃ sulabhaṃ puruṣeṇa vai ||
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.
Abuddhi (अबुद्धि): defined in 2 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśrita, आश्रित, āśritā, आश्रिता): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kshantavya (ksantavya, kṣantavya, क्षन्तव्य): defined in 3 categories.
Aparadhin (aparādhin, अपराधिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Panditya (pāṇḍitya, पाण्डित्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ): defined in 12 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “abuddhimāśritānāṃ ca kṣantavyamaparādhinām”
- abuddhim -
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abuddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]abuddhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āśritānām -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]āśrita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]āśritā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣantavyam -
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kṣantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]√kṣam -> kṣantavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṣam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kṣam class 4 verb]
- aparādhinām -
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aparādhin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]aparādhin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “na hi sarvatra pāṇḍityaṃ sulabhaṃ puruṣeṇa vai”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāṇḍityam -
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pāṇḍitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sulabham -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sulabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sulabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- puruṣeṇa -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first 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 2227 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.