Sanskrit quote nr. 7068 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपदेशो हि मूर्खाणां प्रकोपाय न शान्तये ।
पयःपानं भुज गानां केवलं विषवर्धनं ॥upadeśo hi mūrkhāṇāṃ prakopāya na śāntaye |
payaḥpānaṃ bhuja gānāṃ kevalaṃ viṣavardhanaṃ ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख, mūrkhā, मूर्खा): defined in 10 categories.
Prakopa (प्रकोप): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Payahpana (payaḥpāna, पयःपान): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Vardhana (वर्धन): defined in 7 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), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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 prakopāya na śāntaye”
- upadeśo* -
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upadeśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mūrkhāṇām -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mūrkhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prakopāya -
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prakopa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāntaye -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[dative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “payaḥpānaṃ bhuja gānāṃ kevalaṃ viṣavardhanaṃ”
- payaḥpānam -
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payaḥpāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuja -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- gānām -
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ga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viṣa -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vardhanam -
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vardhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vardhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vardhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7068 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.