Sanskrit quote nr. 2374 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्यस्ताः स्फुटमेव शास्त्रगतयः सम्यक्कवित्वोदधेः ।
पारं चाधिगतं सतां परिषदि प्राप्तः प्रतिष्ठोदयः ॥abhyastāḥ sphuṭameva śāstragatayaḥ samyakkavitvodadheḥ |
pāraṃ cādhigataṃ satāṃ pariṣadi prāptaḥ pratiṣṭhodayaḥ ||
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.
Abhyasta (अभ्यस्त, abhyastā, अभ्यस्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Agati (अगति): defined in 10 categories.
Kavitva (कवित्व): defined in 4 categories.
Udadhi (उदधि): defined in 9 categories.
Para (pāra, पार): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Adhigata (अधिगत): defined in 5 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Parishad (parisad, pariṣad, परिषद्): defined in 7 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭha, प्रतिष्ठ, pratiṣṭhā, प्रतिष्ठा): defined in 17 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), 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: “abhyastāḥ sphuṭameva śāstragatayaḥ samyakkavitvodadheḥ”
- abhyastāḥ -
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abhyasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhyastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstra -
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śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- agatayaḥ -
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agati (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]agati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kavitvo -
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kavitva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udadheḥ -
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udadhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]udadhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pāraṃ cādhigataṃ satāṃ pariṣadi prāptaḥ pratiṣṭhodayaḥ”
- pāram -
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pāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhigatam -
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adhigata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhigata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhigatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- satām -
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sat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- pariṣadi -
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pariṣad (noun, feminine)[locative single]pariṣad (noun, masculine)[locative single]pariṣad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prāptaḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratiṣṭho -
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pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udayaḥ -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2374 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.