Sanskrit quote nr. 7164 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपायं चिन्तयेत् प्राज्ञो ह्यपायमपि चिन्तयेत् ।
पश्यतो बकमूर्खस्य नकुलैर्भक्षिताः सुताः ॥upāyaṃ cintayet prājño hyapāyamapi cintayet |
paśyato bakamūrkhasya nakulairbhakṣitāḥ sutāḥ ||
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.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Apaya (apāya, अपाय): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pashyata (pasyata, paśyata, पश्यत): defined in 1 categories.
Baka (बक): defined in 13 categories.
Urj (ūrj, ऊर्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Nakula (नकुल): defined in 13 categories.
Bhakshita (bhaksita, bhakṣita, भक्षित, bhakṣitā, भक्षिता): defined in 6 categories.
Suta (सुत, sutā, सुता): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “upāyaṃ cintayet prājño hyapāyamapi cintayet”
- upāyam -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- cintayet -
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√cint (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- prājño* -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- apāyam -
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apāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√pāy (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√pai (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cintayet -
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√cint (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “paśyato bakamūrkhasya nakulairbhakṣitāḥ sutāḥ”
- paśyato* -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]paśyata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bakam -
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baka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ūrk -
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ūrj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- hasya -
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√has -> hasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √has]ha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nakulair -
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nakula (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nakula (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhakṣitāḥ -
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bhakṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]
- sutāḥ -
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suta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 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 7164 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.