Sanskrit quote nr. 7067 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उपदेशो हि मूर्खाणां क्रोधायैव शमाय न ।
पयःपानं भुज गानां विषायैवामृताय न ॥

upadeśo hi mūrkhāṇāṃ krodhāyaiva śamāya na |
payaḥpānaṃ bhuja gānāṃ viṣāyaivāmṛtāya na ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 21 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख, mūrkhā, मूर्खा): defined in 9 categories.
Krodha (क्रोध, krodhā, क्रोधा): defined in 18 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Payahpana (payaḥpāna, पयःपान): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष, viṣā, विषा): defined in 19 categories.
Eva (evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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 hi mūrkhāṇāṃ krodhāyaiva śamāya na
  • upadeśo* -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mūrkhāṇām -
  • mūrkha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mūrkha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mūrkhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • krodhāyai -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    krodhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śamāya -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “payaḥpānaṃ bhuja gānāṃ viṣāyaivāmṛtāya na
  • payaḥpānam -
  • payaḥpāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhuja -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gānām -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viṣāyai -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • evām -
  • evā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛtāya -
  • ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7067 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.

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