Sanskrit quote nr. 237 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
यैरेव स्तुतिभिः स्वामी प्राप्यते व्यसनावटम् ।
पश्चान्मूकत्वमापन्नैर् डद्धर्त्तुं नैव शक्यते ॥yaireva stutibhiḥ svāmī prāpyate vyasanāvaṭam |
paścānmūkatvamāpannair ḍaddharttuṃ naiva śakyate ||
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.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Stuti (स्तुति): defined in 11 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Prapin (prāpin, प्रापिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Avata (avaṭa, अवट): defined in 6 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism
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: “yaireva stutibhiḥ svāmī prāpyate vyasanāvaṭam”
- yair -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- stutibhiḥ -
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stuti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- svāmī -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prāpi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ate -
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- vyasanā -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avaṭam -
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avaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√vaṭ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- Line 2: “paścānmūkatvamāpannair ḍaddharttuṃ naiva śakyate”
- Cannot analyse paścānmūkatvamāpannairḍaddharttum*na
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śakyate -
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śakyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śak (verb class 5)[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 237 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.