Sanskrit quote nr. 2303 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिमतवस्तूपहृता- ।
वपि गुरुगर्वादनादरस्तन्व्याः ॥abhimatavastūpahṛtā- |
vapi gurugarvādanādarastanvyāḥ ||
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.
Abhimata (अभिमत): defined in 6 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Upahrita (upahrta, upahṛtā, उपहृता): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Anadara (anādara, अनादर): defined in 8 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “abhimatavastūpahṛtā-”
- abhimata -
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abhimata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhimata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vastū -
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vastu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vastu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upahṛtā -
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upahṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vapi gurugarvādanādarastanvyāḥ”
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- garvād -
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garva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anādaras -
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anādara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanvyāḥ -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[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 2303 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.