Sanskrit quote nr. 6858 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु दूतो वदति नान्यथा ।
सदैवावध्यभावेन यथार्थस्य हि वाचकः ॥udyateṣvapi śastreṣu dūto vadati nānyathā |
sadaivāvadhyabhāvena yathārthasya hi vācakaḥ ||
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.
Udyata (उद्यत): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Duta (dūta, दूत): defined in 14 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Yathartha (yathārtha, यथार्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vacaka (vācaka, वाचक): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “udyateṣvapi śastreṣu dūto vadati nānyathā”
- udyateṣva -
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udyata (noun, masculine)[locative plural]udyata (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śastreṣu -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]śastra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- dūto* -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “sadaivāvadhyabhāvena yathārthasya hi vācakaḥ”
- sadai -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- evāva -
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eva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- abhāvena -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yathārthasya -
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yathārtha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yathārtha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vācakaḥ -
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vācaka (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 6858 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.