Sanskrit quote nr. 6859 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु यथोक्तं शासनं वदेत् ।
रागापरागौ जानीयाद् दृष्टिवक्त्रविचेष्टितैः ॥udyateṣvapi śastreṣu yathoktaṃ śāsanaṃ vadet |
rāgāparāgau jānīyād dṛṣṭivaktraviceṣṭitaiḥ ||
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.
Yathokta (यथोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Shasana (sasana, śāsana, शासन): defined in 13 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग, rāgā, रागा): defined in 26 categories.
Aparaga (aparāga, अपराग): defined in 4 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Viceshtita (vicestita, viceṣṭita, विचेष्टित): defined in 2 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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 yathoktaṃ śāsanaṃ vadet”
- 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]
- yathoktam -
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yathokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yathokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yathoktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śāsanam -
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śāsana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “rāgāparāgau jānīyād dṛṣṭivaktraviceṣṭitaiḥ”
- rāgā -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparāgau -
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aparāga (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jānīyād -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[optative active third single]
- dṛṣṭi -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vaktra -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viceṣṭitaiḥ -
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viceṣṭita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]viceṣṭita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 6859 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.