Sanskrit quote nr. 448 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अज्ञानामविरामलौकिकवचोभाजाममीषां पुनर् मन्त्रोच्चारण एव पर्यवसितं मौनव्रतं कर्मसु ।
ग्रामायव्ययलेखनेन नयतां कालानशेषानहो पारंपर्यत ईदृशामिह नृणां ब्राह्मण्यमन्यादृशम् ॥

ajñānāmavirāmalaukikavacobhājāmamīṣāṃ punar mantroccāraṇa eva paryavasitaṃ maunavrataṃ karmasu |
grāmāyavyayalekhanena nayatāṃ kālānaśeṣānaho pāraṃparyata īdṛśāmiha nṛṇāṃ brāhmaṇyamanyādṛśam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ajna (ajña, अज्ञ, ajñā, अज्ञा): defined in 12 categories.
Ajnana (ajñānā, अज्ञाना): defined in 12 categories.
Avi (अवि): defined in 9 categories.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Laukika (लौकिक): defined in 16 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaja (bhājā, भाजा): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 2 categories.
Mantri (mantr, mantṛ, मन्तृ): defined in 14 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 25 categories.
Uccarana (uccāraṇa, उच्चारण): defined in 7 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Paryavasita (पर्यवसित): defined in 3 categories.
Maunavrata (मौनव्रत): defined in 4 categories.
Grama (grāma, ग्राम): defined in 15 categories.
Vyaya (व्यय): defined in 16 categories.
Lekhana (लेखन): defined in 8 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Parampari (pāramparī, पारम्परी): defined in 1 categories.
Paramparya (pāramparya, पारम्पर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśā, ईदृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Brahmanya (brāhmaṇya, ब्राह्मण्य): defined in 6 categories.
Anyadrish (anyadrs, anyādṛś, अन्यादृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Anyadrisha (anyadrsa, anyādṛśa, अन्यादृश): defined in 2 categories.

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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: “ajñānāmavirāmalaukikavacobhājāmamīṣāṃ punar mantroccāraṇa eva paryavasitaṃ maunavrataṃ karmasu
  • ajñānām -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ajña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ajñānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avir -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āma -
  • āma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laukika -
  • laukika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    laukika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaco -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhājām -
  • bhāj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhāj (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhājā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • amīṣām -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mantro -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uccāraṇa -
  • uccāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paryavasitam -
  • paryavasita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryavasita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryavasitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • maunavratam -
  • maunavrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maunavrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maunavratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karmasu -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “grāmāyavyayalekhanena nayatāṃ kālānaśeṣānaho pāraṃparyata īdṛśāmiha nṛṇāṃ brāhmaṇyamanyādṛśam
  • grāmāya -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vyaya -
  • vyaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lekhanena -
  • lekhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    lekhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nayatām -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • kālān -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśeṣān -
  • aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pāramparya -
  • pāramparī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pāramparya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ata* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • īdṛśām -
  • īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    īdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • brāhmaṇyam -
  • brāhmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyādṛśam -
  • anyādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    anyādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 448 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.

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