Sanskrit quote nr. 576 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिपरिचयादवज्ञेत्य् एतद् वाक्यं मृषैव तद्भाति ।
अतिपरिचितेऽप्यनादौ संसारेऽस्मिन् न जायतेऽवज्ञा ॥atiparicayādavajñety etad vākyaṃ mṛṣaiva tadbhāti |
atiparicite'pyanādau saṃsāre'smin na jāyate'vajñā ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Mrisha (mrsa, mṛṣā, मृषा): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Paricit (परिचित्): defined in 1 categories.
Paricita (परिचित, paricitā, परिचिता): defined in 6 categories.
Pariciti (परिचिति): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anada (anāda, अनाद): defined in 3 categories.
Anadi (anādi, अनादि): defined in 12 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Avajna (avajñā, अवज्ञा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain 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: “atiparicayādavajñety etad vākyaṃ mṛṣaiva tadbhāti”
- Cannot analyse atiparicayādavajñety*et
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- mṛṣai -
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mṛṣā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “atiparicite'pyanādau saṃsāre'smin na jāyate'vajñā”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paricite' -
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paricit (noun, masculine)[dative single]paricit (noun, neuter)[dative single]paricita (noun, masculine)[locative single]paricita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paricitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pariciti (noun, feminine)[vocative 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]
- anādau -
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anāda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]anādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- saṃsāre' -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāyate' -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- avajñā -
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avajñā (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 576 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.