Sanskrit quote nr. 395 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजानन् माहात्म्यं पतति शलभस् तीव्रदहने स मीनोऽप्यज्ञानाद् बडिशयुतमश्नातु पिशितम् ।
विजानन्तोऽप्येते वयमिह विपज्जालजटिलान् न मुञ्चामः कामानहह गहनो मोहमहिमा ॥ajānan māhātmyaṃ patati śalabhas tīvradahane sa mīno'pyajñānād baḍiśayutamaśnātu piśitam |
vijānanto'pyete vayamiha vipajjālajaṭilān na muñcāmaḥ kāmānahaha gahano mohamahimā ||
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.
Ajanat (ajānat, अजानत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahatmya (māhātmya, माहात्म्य): defined in 8 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Shalabha (salabha, śalabha, शलभ): defined in 9 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र): defined in 13 categories.
Dahana (दहन, dahanā, दहना): defined in 18 categories.
Mina (mīna, मीन): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ajnanat (ajñānāt, अज्ञानात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान): defined in 12 categories.
Badishayuta (badisayuta, baḍiśayuta, बडिशयुत): defined in 1 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Vijanat (vijānat, विजानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Pajja (पज्ज): defined in 4 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Jatila (jaṭila, जटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Ahaha (अहह): defined in 7 categories.
Gahana (गहन): defined in 11 categories.
Mohama (मोहम): defined in 1 categories.
Hima (himā, हिमा): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain 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: “ajānan māhātmyaṃ patati śalabhas tīvradahane sa mīno'pyajñānād baḍiśayutamaśnātu piśitam”
- ajānan -
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ajānat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]ajānat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[imperfect active third plural]
- māhātmyam -
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māhātmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- patati -
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patat (noun, masculine)[locative single]patat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- śalabhas -
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śalabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tīvra -
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tīvra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dahane -
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dahana (noun, masculine)[locative single]dahana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dahanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mīno' -
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mīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ajñānād -
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ajñānāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- baḍiśayutam -
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baḍiśayuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]baḍiśayuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]baḍiśayutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātu -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- piśitam -
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piśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]piśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]piśitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vijānanto'pyete vayamiha vipajjālajaṭilān na muñcāmaḥ kāmānahaha gahano mohamahimā”
- vijānanto' -
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vijānat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pajjā -
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pajja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ala -
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ala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jaṭilān -
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jaṭila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]jaṭila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muñcāmaḥ -
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√muc (verb class 6)[present active first plural]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- kāmān -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ahaha -
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ahaha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gahano* -
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gahana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mohama -
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mohama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- himā -
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himā (noun, feminine)[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 395 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.