Sanskrit quote nr. 7841 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद् विद्वान् मदुदितं ज्ञानविज्ञाननैपुणम् ।
न निन्दति न च स्तौति लोके चरति सूर्यवत् ॥etad vidvān maduditaṃ jñānavijñānanaipuṇam |
na nindati na ca stauti loke carati sūryavat ||
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.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Udita (उदित): defined in 11 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Vijnana (vijñāna, विज्ञान): defined in 15 categories.
Naipuna (naipuṇa, नैपुण): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nindat (निन्दत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Suryavat (sūryavat, सूर्यवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy
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: “etad vidvān maduditaṃ jñānavijñānanaipuṇam”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vidvān -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- mad -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- uditam -
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udita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñāna -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naipuṇam -
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naipuṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naipuṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]naipuṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “na nindati na ca stauti loke carati sūryavat”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nindati -
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√nind -> nindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- stauti -
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stauti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√stu (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- carati -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sūryavat -
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sūryavat (noun, masculine)[compound]sūryavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 7841 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.