Sanskrit quote nr. 236 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्रे प्रस्तुतनाशानां मूकता परमो गुणः ।
तथापि प्रभुभक्तानां सौधर्म्यादेवमुच्यते ॥agre prastutanāśānāṃ mūkatā paramo guṇaḥ |
tathāpi prabhubhaktānāṃ saudharmyādevamucyate ||
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.
Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Prastuta (प्रस्तुत): defined in 6 categories.
Mukata (mūkatā, मूकता): defined in 3 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prabhubhakta (प्रभुभक्त, prabhubhaktā, प्रभुभक्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Saudharmya (सौधर्म्य): defined in 1 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Tamil, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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: “agre prastutanāśānāṃ mūkatā paramo guṇaḥ”
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- prastuta -
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prastuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prastuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāśānām -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- mūkatā -
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mūkatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramo* -
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parama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇaḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tathāpi prabhubhaktānāṃ saudharmyādevamucyate”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prabhubhaktānām -
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prabhubhakta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prabhubhakta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prabhubhaktā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- saudharmyād -
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saudharmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive 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 236 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.