Sanskrit quote nr. 461 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अज्ञोऽपि तज्ज्ञतामेति शनैः शैलोऽपि चूर्ण्यते ।
बाणोऽप्येति महालक्ष्यं पश्याभ्यासविजृम्भितम् ॥

ajño'pi tajjñatāmeti śanaiḥ śailo'pi cūrṇyate |
bāṇo'pyeti mahālakṣyaṃ paśyābhyāsavijṛmbhitam ||

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): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tajjna (tajjña, तज्ज्ञ): defined in 2 categories.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 12 categories.
Tami (tāmi, तामि): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह, mahā, महा): defined in 11 categories.
Alakshya (alaksya, alakṣya, अलक्ष्य): defined in 10 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Vijrimbhita (vijrmbhita, vijṛmbhita, विजृम्भित): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “ajño'pi tajjñatāmeti śanaiḥ śailo'pi cūrṇyate
  • ajño' -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tajjña -
  • tajjña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tajjña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāme -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śanaiḥ -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • śailo' -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cūrṇyate -
  • cūrṇ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “bāṇo'pyeti mahālakṣyaṃ paśyābhyāsavijṛmbhitam
  • bāṇo' -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apye -
  • 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]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • alakṣyam -
  • alakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • abhyāsa -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijṛmbhitam -
  • vijṛmbhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vijṛmbhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 461 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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