Sanskrit quote nr. 7066 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपदेशो न दातव्यो यादृशे तादृशे नरे ।
पश्य वानरमूर्खेण सुगृही निर्गृहीकृता ॥upadeśo na dātavyo yādṛśe tādṛśe nare |
paśya vānaramūrkheṇa sugṛhī nirgṛhīkṛtā ||
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.
Upadesha (upadesa, upadeśa, उपदेश): defined in 22 categories.
Na (न, ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Datavya (dātavya, दातव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Yadrish (yadrs, yādṛś, यादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Yadrisha (yadrsa, yādṛśa, यादृश, yādṛśā, यादृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Tadrisha (tadrsa, tādṛśa, तादृश, tādṛśā, तादृशा): defined in 4 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Vanara (vānara, वानर): defined in 16 categories.
Urj (ūrj, ऊर्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Sugrihi (sugrhi, sugṛhī, सुगृही): defined in 2 categories.
Sugrihin (sugrhin, sugṛhin, सुगृहिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “upadeśo na dātavyo yādṛśe tādṛśe nare”
- upadeśo* -
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upadeśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dātavyo* -
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dātavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yādṛśe -
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yādṛś (noun, masculine)[dative single]yādṛś (noun, neuter)[dative single]yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]yādṛśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tādṛśe -
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tādṛś (noun, masculine)[dative single]tādṛś (noun, neuter)[dative single]tādṛśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]tādṛśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nare -
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nara (noun, masculine)[locative single]nara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “paśya vānaramūrkheṇa sugṛhī nirgṛhīkṛtā”
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- vānaram -
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vānara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vānara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūrk -
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ūrj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- he -
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ha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√as (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sugṛhī -
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sugṛhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sugṛhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirgṛhī -
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nirgṛhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
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 7066 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.