Sanskrit quote nr. 7812 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतदर्थं श्रुते बुद्धिं करोति द्वेषदूषितः ।
यद् विवादैः करिष्यामि मानम्लानिं मनीषिणाम् ॥

etadarthaṃ śrute buddhiṃ karoti dveṣadūṣitaḥ |
yad vivādaiḥ kariṣyāmi mānamlāniṃ manīṣiṇām ||

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.

Etadartham (एतदर्थम्): defined in 1 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत, śrutā, श्रुता): defined in 10 categories.
Shruti (sruti, śruti, श्रुति): defined in 20 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Dvesha (dvesa, dveṣa, द्वेष): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vivada (vivāda, विवाद): defined in 8 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Lat (lāt, लात्): defined in 4 categories.
Manishina (manisina, manīṣiṇā, मनीषिणा): defined in 1 categories.
Manishin (manisin, manīṣin, मनीषिन्): defined in 7 categories.

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

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: “etadarthaṃ śrute buddhiṃ karoti dveṣadūṣitaḥ
  • etadartham -
  • etadartham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrute -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śrut (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śruti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [locative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • dveṣa -
  • dveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūṣitaḥ -
  • dūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √duṣ]
  • Line 2: “yad vivādaiḥ kariṣyāmi mānamlāniṃ manīṣiṇām
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vivādaiḥ -
  • vivāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kariṣyāmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active first single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • lān -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> lāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • manīṣiṇām -
  • manīṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

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 7812 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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