Sanskrit quote nr. 7781 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतच्छास्त्रार्थतत्त्वं तु मयाख्यातं तवानघ ।
अविश्वासो नरेन्द्राणाम् अपरं गुह्यमुच्यते ॥etacchāstrārthatattvaṃ tu mayākhyātaṃ tavānagha |
aviśvāso narendrāṇām aparaṃ guhyamucyate ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shastrartha (sastrartha, śāstrārtha, शास्त्रार्थ): defined in 6 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Akhyata (akhyāta, अख्यात): defined in 9 categories.
Tavas (तवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Agha (अघ): defined in 13 categories.
Avishvasa (avisvasa, aviśvāsa, अविश्वास): defined in 5 categories.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Guhyam (गुह्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Guhya (गुह्य): defined in 12 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: “etacchāstrārthatattvaṃ tu mayākhyātaṃ tavānagha”
- etacch -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śāstrārtha -
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śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mayā -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akhyātam -
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akhyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akhyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akhyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khyā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
- tavān -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agha -
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agha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “aviśvāso narendrāṇām aparaṃ guhyamucyate”
- aviśvāso* -
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aviśvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- narendrāṇām -
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narendra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- guhyam -
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guhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]guhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]guhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third 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 7781 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.