Sanskrit quote nr. 6961 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मत्तानां च या गाथाः शिशूनां यच्च भाषितम् ।
स्त्रियो यच्च प्रभाषन्ते तस्य नास्ति व्यतिक्रमः ॥unmattānāṃ ca yā gāthāḥ śiśūnāṃ yacca bhāṣitam |
striyo yacca prabhāṣante tasya nāsti vyatikramaḥ ||
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.
Unmatta (उन्मत्त, unmattā, उन्मत्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Gatha (gātha, गाथ, gāthā, गाथा): defined in 14 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Prabha (prabhā, प्रभा): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Vyatikrama (व्यतिक्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Nepali, Nyaya (school of 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: “unmattānāṃ ca yā gāthāḥ śiśūnāṃ yacca bhāṣitam”
- unmattānām -
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unmatta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]unmatta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]unmattā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- gāthāḥ -
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gātha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śiśūnām -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śiśu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śiśu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāṣitam -
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bhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “striyo yacca prabhāṣante tasya nāsti vyatikramaḥ”
- striyo* -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yac -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhā -
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prabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṣante -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyatikramaḥ -
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vyatikrama (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 6961 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.